CNQ Trading Nov. 28 – Dec. 4, 2006
STOCK TICKER VOLUME(100s) HIGH LOW LAST CHANGE HIGH LOW Aspire CALS 630 0.06 0.05 0.06 +0.01 0.16 0.05 Bannockburn Res BKNN 38 0.75 0.66 0.66 -0.09 0.75 0.25 Bison Gold…
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Canadian Gold Mutual Funds (December 11, 2006)
Fund name Dec 4($) Nov 27($) Change($) Change(%) YTD(%) MER*(%) Assets*(M$) AGF Pr Mtl 26.89 25.57 1.32 5.2 64.8 2.68 440 Altamira Pr & Str Mtl 13.04 12.47 0.57 4.6…
International Quotes (December 11, 2006)
Australia (A$) Dec 4 Nov 27 Change Bendigo Mining 0.80 0.81 -0.01 Centamin Egypt 0.71 0.70 0.01 Croesus Mining 0.28 0.28 0.00 Emperor Mines 0.23 0.30 -0.07 Kingsgate Cons. 4.24…
Dividends (December 11, 2006)
Company Div. Pay Record ($) Date Date Russel Metals 0.40 Dec 15 Nov 15 Barrick Gold 0.11* Dec 15 Nov 30 Alcan 0.20* Dec 20 Nov 20 Noranda Incm Fd…
Lending Rates (December 11, 2006)
as of 4 pm ET, Dec. 4, 2006 (%) Bank of Canada 4.50 Target overnight rate 4.25 Canadian Prime 6.00 U.S. Discount Primary 6.25 U.S. Fed Funds market rate 5.25…
Coal train gaining momentum
Vancouver — Canadian coal producers, eyeing forecasts of rising consumption in Asia, are gearing up to take advantage of buoyant prices by expanding their thermal and coking coal operations within th…
The looming staff crunch for mining companies
Slow times in mining over the past couple of decades have changed into a time of high activity, buoyed by strong demand for commodities. As mining companies contemplate their next projects, they may b…
NAP posts better Q3
Production performance from the problem-plagued palladium producer Lac des les improved for the third successive quarter, owner North American Palladium (PDL-T, PAL-X) reports.
HudBay budgets $45M on exploration, development
As part of a plan to develop marginal deposits while metal prices are high, HudBay Minerals (HBM-T) will spend $8.5 million on a program of infill drilling, a bulk sample and a feasibility study on th…
Barrick’s bid for NovaGold expires
Vancouver — With the clock ticking down on its US$16.00-per-share bid for control of NovaGold Resources (NG-T, NG-X) at presstime, Barrick Gold (ABX-T, ABX-N) appears likely to become nothing more th…
Editorial: Mining and CSR, Part II
In Part I last week, we began our look at how three high-profile accidents at Canadian-operated mines in the mid-1990s provoked fundamental changes in the Canadian mining industry, and focused on a sp…
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