Banks Island banking on quick-start gold mine
Recently listed Banks Island Gold (BOZ-V) has hit more high-grade gold while expanding the resource at its production-ready Tel zone in northern B.C.
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Editorial: Enviro report echoes feds’ priorities
Proposed changes to Canada’s Environmental Assessment Act could streamline and simplify the environmental approval process, much in-line with pledges already made by the federal Conservative government.
Metals commentary: Wood Mackenzie says Copper prices to ease, but ‘not massively so’
Wood Mackenzie is forecasting global demand growth for copper this year of 3.6%, a copper deficit of 100,000 tonnes and London Metal Exchange cash prices averaging US$8,700 per tonne, or US$3.95 per lb., down from an average of US$8,800 per…
God’s Lake and KI First Nation in escalating impasse
The Ontario government’s move to ban mining and mineral exploration on a large swath of northern Ontario looks to have done little to diffuse tensions between the Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninuwug (KI) First Nation and junior explorer…
Market news
Toronto Stock Exchange
Spot prices
Tuesday, Mar 20, 2012
LME warehouse levels
Metal stocks (in tonnes) held in London Metal Exchange warehouses at opening, March 19, 2012 (change from March 12 in brackets):
Producer and dealer prices
Antimony: Mid-mkt US$12,950.00/t
Daily metal prices
DateMar 19Mar 16Mar 15Mar 14Mar 13
Canadian gold mutual funds
Fund name Mar. 19 Mar. 12ChangeChangeYTDMER*Assets*
North American stock exchange indices
DateMar 19Mar 16Mar 15Mar 14Mar 13HighLow
TSX short positions
Short positions outstanding at Mar. 15/12 (with changes from Feb. 29/12).