International Quotes (November 05, 2007)
Australia (A$) Oct 22 Oct 15 Change Bendigo Mining 0.31 0.28 0.03 Centamin Egypt 1.47 1.44 0.03 Emperor Mines 0.07 0.07 0.00 Kingsgate Cons. 5.45 5.24 0.21 Lion Selection Ltd…
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Tyhee’s Nicholas Lake shows promise (November 05, 2007)
Tyhee Development (TDC-V, TYHJF-O) is one step closer to deciding whether it can mine its Nicholas Lake deposit, in the Yukon, as an open-pit resource, now that it has hit significant gold intersectio…
TSX Preferred and Exchangeable (November 05, 2007)
Falconbridge S2 Pr (FAL.PR.A-T) — Convertible at shldr’s optn and 14 days notice to one Series 3 preferred (FAL.PR.B-T) on five-year anniversaries from March 1/09.
CVRD invests big in Canadian nickel (November 05, 2007)
In the largest annual investment program ever undertaken by a mining company, Companhia Vale do Rio Doce has approved a budget of US$11 billion for 2008 — a portion of which will be channelled into n…
Dividends (November 05, 2007)
Company Div.($) Pay Date Record Date C Vale Rio Doce 0.22* Nov 7 Oct 23 Alcoa 0.17 Nov 25 Nov 2 Noranda Income Fund 0.085 Nov 26 Oct 31 Grupo…
Xstrata, Breakwater commit to cleanup
Xstrata Nickel and Breakwater Resources have made financial commitments for the next three years to support the Ontario Mining Association (OMA) and the Ministry of Northern Development and Mines’ Reh…
People (November 05, 2007)
Affinor Res. — Richard Arcand appointed director; Gary Nassif appointed VP of exploration; Gilles Provost resigned as VP of exploration and director; Gaetan Pelletier appointed CFO and director; Cynt…
Anaconda drills high-grade iron ore at San Gabriel (November 05, 2007)
When Rio Tinto (RTP-N, RIO-L) found iron oxide copper-gold deposits 1,000 km north of Santiago, Chile, 10 years ago, it completed 11 reverse-circulation (RC) drill holes targeting magnetic anomalies. …
Apex ships concentrate
Apex Silver Mines’ (SIL-X) has completed the first two shipments of concentrate from its San Cristobal property in southwestern Bolivia.
Exmin pours gold at Moris
Vancouver — Exmin Resources (EXM-V, EXMFF-O) has officially entered the producer’s league following the first gold pour from its 30%-owned Moris mine in western Chihuahua state, Mexico.
Silver Eagle’s Miguel Auza gets bigger
A new resource calculation for Silver Eagle Mines (SEG-T, SVEGF-O) has substantially increased the indicated resource at the Miguel Auza deposit in Zacatecas state, Mexico.
EcuaGold goes after Ecuadorian copper
EcuaGold Resources (EGR-V, ECAUF-O) says it will acquire a 100% interest in a 31-sq.-km parcel of land from a private owner in Bolivar province, 180 km southwest of Ecuador’s capital, Quito.