Daily Metal Prices (November 20, 2006)
BASE METALS (London Metal Exchange — Midday official cash/3-month prices, US$ per tonne)
News
Editorial: Global hunt for minerals kicks into overdrive (November 20, 2006)
Endless cycles of expansion and contraction — so much of what we experience in the world fits into these neat, pulsing patterns.
CNQ Trading (November 20, 2006)
Oct. 7-13, 2006
Canadian Gold Mutual Funds (November 20, 2006)
Fund name Nov 13($) Nov 6($) Change($) Change(%) YTD(%) MER*(%) Assets*(M$) AGF Pr Mtl 25.13 24.71 0.42 1.7 54.0 2.68 440 Altamira Pr & Str Mtl 12.08 11.88 0.20 1.7…
Canadian Stock Exchange Indices (November 20, 2006)
Date Nov. 13 Nov. 10 Nov. 9 Nov. 8 Nov. 7 High Low S&P/TSX-Ven Comp 2648.89 2674.25 2669.36 2631.78 2576.64 3309.90 1992.44 TSX Composite 12309.40 12340.47 12410.23 12378.20 12310.21 12494.72…
Barrick Waives Minimum Tender Condition in NovaGold Bid
Vancouver — With about 20.6 million shares of NovaGold Resources (NG-T, NG-X) deposited under Barrick Gold’s (ABX-T, ABX-N) US$16.00-per-share hostile bid, the gold major has waived the 50.1% minimum…
TSX Venture Rights & Warrants (November 20, 2006)
Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM.WT.U) — Wt buys sh @ US$19 to Nov 14/07.
Dividends (November 20, 2006)
Company Div.($) Pay(Date) Record(Date) Peabody Energy 0.06* Nov 22 Nov 1 Goldcorp 0.015* Nov 24 Nov 17 Alcoa 0.15* Nov 25 Nov 3 Noranda Incm Fd 0.085 Nov 27 Oct…
Imperial Metals Pulls Plug on Hostile Offer for bcMetals
Vancouver — Unable to stomach bcMetals’ (C-V, BMTLF-O) poison pill, Imperial Metals (III-T, IPMLF-O) has withdrawn its unsolicited 95-per-share bid for the junior.
Lending Rates (November 20, 2006)
as of 4 pm ET, Nov. 13, 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…
International Quotes (November 20, 2006)
Australia (A$) Nov 13 Nov 7 Change Bendigo Mining 0.81 0.83 -0.02 Centamin Egypt 0.66 0.67 -0.01 Croesus Mining 0.28 0.28 0.00 Emperor Mines 0.34 0.31 0.03 Kingsgate Cons. 4.08…
Exchange Rates (November 20, 2006)
CANADIAN/U.S. EXCHANGE (Bank of Canada noon rate)