Exchange Rates (December 04, 2006)
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News
Canadian Gold Mutual Funds (December 04, 2006)
Fund name Nov 27($) Nov 20($) Change($) Change(%) YTD(%) MER*(%) Assets*(M$) AGF Pr Mtl 25.57 24.37 1.20 4.9 56.7 2.68 440 Altamira Pr & Str Mtl 12.47 11.78 0.69 5.9…
CNQ Trading (December 04, 2006)
Nov. 21-27, 2006
TSX Debentures (December 04, 2006)
Alamos Gold (AGI.DB-T) — 5.5% convertible at holder’s option to common shares (AGI-T) at $5.30 before maturity or redemption.
International Quotes (December 04, 2006)
Australia (A$) Nov 27 Nov 20 Change Bendigo Mining 0.81 0.77 0.04 Centamin Egypt 0.70 0.68 0.02 Croesus Mining 0.28 0.28 0.00 Emperor Mines 0.30 0.27 0.03 Kingsgate Cons. 4.23…
Dividends (December 04, 2006)
Company Div. Pay Record ($) Date Date Phelps Dodge 0.20* Dec 1 Nov 16 Cleve-Cliffs 0.125* Dec 1 Nov 24 Russel Metals 0.40 Dec 15 Nov 15 Barrick Gold 0.11*…
Lending Rates (December 04, 2006)
as of 4 pm ET, Nov. 20, 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…
Western Canadian Coal set to start second mine
Vancouver — Efforts to transform northeastern British Columbia into a major supplier of metallurgical coal to the Korean and Japanese steel industries have taken another step forward with news that W…
Abcourt waking from deep sleep
Patience is a virtue Renaud Hinse, president of Quebec-based Abcourt Mines (ABI-V, ABMBF-O), has nearly perfected over the last 16 years, waiting for silver and zinc prices to rise so production could…
People (December 04, 2006)
Bellhaven Copper & Gold — Julio Benedetti appointed president and CEO; Carl Nelson resigned as president and CEO.
Debuts and debates
Commentary In a business where engineers and scientists have always had a central role, it was perhaps inevitable that the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada should have become a…
Editorial: Mining and CSR, Part I
Major mining companies and most juniors have adopted progressive environmental and social policies designed to help them gain their “social licence” to operate, at home or abroad.