Batero rises on long intercepts
Batero Gold (BAT-V) released the best drill results yet from its Batero-Quinchia gold project in Colombia and the news took the company’s shares for a wild ride.
News
Unusual and exotic deposit types compete for attention at Roundup
With 56% of juniors listed on the TSX Venture Exchange focused on precious metals, it’s no surprise that gold and copper-gold projects dominated Mineral Exploration Roundup held here in late January. But some unconventional projects were…
Commentary: How to account for flow-through shares under IFRS
As a chartered accountant active in Canada’s junior mining scene, I decided to tackle the subject of accounting for flow-through shares under International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) for four main reasons.
Securities class actions hitting mining companies hard (March 11, 2011)
A disproportionate number of mining companies have been subject to securities class actions in recent years in Canada. Each action raises different facts and complaints about “misleading” disclosure. The impact on stock price and the resulting…
Baja finally gets to build Boleo mine (March 10, 2011)
After a false start in 2008, Baja Mining (BAJ-T) now has funding fully secured and is moving ahead with building its 70%-owned Boleo copper-cobalt-zinc project in Mexico’s Baja California Sur state.
Market News (March 11, 2011)
Toronto Stock Exchange
Taseko to add capacity at Gibraltar copper mine
Taseko Mines (TKO-T, TGB-X) wants to take advantage of robust copper prices and expand capacity at its 75%-owned Gibraltar copper mine in the Cariboo region of British Columbia, near Williams Lake.
Spot Prices (March 11, 2011)
Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2011
LME warehouse levels (March 11, 2011)
Metal stocks (in tonnes) held in London Metal Exchange warehouses at opening, Feb. 28, 2011 (change from Feb. 21 in brackets):
Producer and dealer prices (March 11, 2011)
Antimony: Mid-mkt US$14,550/t
Daily metal prices (March 11, 2011)
DateFeb. 28Feb. 25Feb. 24Feb. 23Feb. 22
Canadian gold mutual funds (March 11, 2011)
Fund name Feb. 22 Feb. 15ChangeChangeYTDMER*Assets*