Clifford new ICMM chair
Rio Tinto (RTP-N) chief executive Leigh Clifford was appointed chair of the International Council on Mining & Metals ICMM. He succeeds Newmont Mining CEO Wayne Murdy.
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Apogee hits silver-zinc near La Solucion in Bolivia
Apogee Minerals (APE-V, AGEEF-O) had good news from the ground recently, hitting high-grade silver-zinc mineralization near its La Solucion mine — and from the Bolivian government, which backed off f…
PDAC seeks nominations
The Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) is seeking nominations to its board.
Lihir to take over Ballarat (November 13, 2006)
Lihir Gold (LIHR-Q, LHG-A) has offered to take over Ballarat Goldfields (BLRTF-O, BGF-L, BGF-A) in an all-paper merger that values Ballarat at A$350 million ($300 million). The proposal is to trade fi…
LME Warehouse Levels (November 13, 2006)
Metal stocks (in tonnes) held in London Metal Exchange warehouses at opening, Nov. 6, 2006 (change from Oct. 30 in brackets):
Daily Metal Prices (November 13, 2006)
BASE METALS (London Metal Exchange — Midday official cash/3-month prices, US$ per tonne)
Spot Prices Courtesy of Scotiabank Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2006
Precious Metals Price (US$/oz.) Change Gold $625.75 +24.85 Silver $12.62 +0.54 Platinum $1173.00 +99.00 Palladium $328.00 +9.00 Base Metals Price (US$/lb.) Change Nickel $14.87 -0.18 Lead $0.80 +0.05 Copper $3.35…
Producer and Dealer Prices (November 13, 2006)
Antimony : Mid-mkt US$5,450/t.
TSX Short Positions (November 13, 2006)
Short positions outstanding at Oct. 31, 2006 (with changes from Oct. 15).
TSX Venture Short Positions (November 13, 2006)
Short positions outstanding at Oct. 31, 2006 (with changes from Oct. 15).
Canadian Stock Exchange Indices (November 13, 2006)
Date Nov. 6 Nov. 3 Nov. 2 Nov. 1 Oct. 31 High Low S&P/TSX-Ven Comp 2653.95 2641.91 2596.95 2585.25 2576.64 3309.90 1992.44 TSX Composite 12333.28 12239.04 12130.73 12050.39 12344.59 12494.72…
CNQ Trading (November 13, 2006)
STOCK TICKER VOLUME(100s) HIGH LOW LAST CHANGE HIGH LOW Oct. 31-Nov. 6 Aspire CALS 1290 0.12 0.08 0.12 +0.01 0.16 0.055 Bison Gold Exp BGEI 210 0.50 0.47 0.47 0.00…