Metallica, Xstrata upgrade El Morro copper-gold resource (November 13, 2006)
Metallica Resources (MR-T, MRB-X) has announced a substantial upgrading of its La Fortuna copper-gold deposit at it…
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ESO Uranium raises funds
ESO Uranium (ESO-V) is diluting share value to raise funds to further exploration at its Canadian projects. Van…
Cameco settles contracts at McArthur River, Key Lake
Cameco (CCO-T, CCJ-N) has settled contract negotiations with about 400 unionized employees at its McArthur River an…
Forest Gate gains some traction in Fort la Corne
Forest Gate Resources (FGT-V) has found diamonds on its West Side property in the Fort la Corne area of Saskatche…
‘Everybody wins’ at Capstone’s Cozamin reopening (November 13, 2006)
Zacetecas, Mexico — Just three years after acquiring the past-producing Cozamin property on the outskirts of this historic city, Capstone Mining (CS-T, CSFFF-O) has officially opened an expanded and …
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.
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…