Toronto Stock Exchange December 12-18
The report period ended Dec. 18. saw a surge in trading that pushed the S&P-TSX Composite Index above 13,000 for the first time ever on Dec. 14, but ending the period down 92.98 points at 12,785.2…
2006
Man charged says Kebble planned his own murder
The man accused of murdering South African mining mogul Brett Kebble last year claims Kebble’s death was actually an assisted suicide.
Exchange Rates (December 25, 2006)
CANADIAN/U.S. EXCHANGE (Bank of Canada noon rate)
U.S. Markets december 12-18
While the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index and the Dow Jones Industrial Average reached record-breaking highs during the busy holiday retail season, many gold, metals and coal companies reported losses…
TSX Venture Exchange december 12-18
Despite some weakness in gold, silver and copper spot prices, the S&P-TSX Venture Composite Index eked out a 15.53-point gain over the Dec. 12-18 trading session to close at 2,821.05. However, ave…
Silver to hit US$15: GFMS
Facts ‘N’ Figures
xHillsborough, NEMI and Anglo now coal partners
Vancouver — Hillsborough Resources (HLB-T, HLSRF-O), NEMI Northern Energy & Mining (nne.a-t) and Anglo American (AAUK-Q, AAL-L) subsidiary Anglo Coal have completed the consolidation of their nor…
Editorial: The lucky country (December 25, 2006)
Part of Chile rioted in joy, and the rest rioted in rage earlier this month.
Xstrata Nickel to double production by 2012
Staying alive in today’s nickel business requires big bucks, but now that Xstrata Nickel (formerly Falconbridge) has Switzerland-based Xstrata’s (XTA-L, XSRAF-O) dollars and vision behind it, the comp…
Spot Prices Courtesy of Scotiabank Tuesday, Dec. 19, 2006
Precious Metals Price (US$/oz.) Change Gold $616.00 -13.50 Silver $12.46 -1.39 Platinum $1107.00 -5.00 Palladium $321.00 -8.00 Base Metals Price (US$/lb.) Change Nickel $15.92 +0.18…
Dividends (December 25, 2006)
Company Div. ($) Pay Date Record Date Noranda Incm Fd 0.085 Dec 27 Nov 30 Newmont Mng 0.10* Dec 28 Dec 7 Newmont Mng Can…
LME Warehouse Levels (December 25, 2006)
Metal stocks (in tonnes) held in London Metal Exchange warehouses at opening, Dec. 18, 2006 (change from Dec. 11 in brackets):