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VANCOUVER — Sandspring Resources’ (SSP-V) latest resource estimate has added considerable tonnage to the inferred resource for its Toroparu gold-copper project in Guyana just as the company releases …

CANADIAN/U. S. EXCHANGE (Bank of Canada noon rate) Date Sept 27 Sept 24 Sept 23 Sept 22 Sept 21 US$ in C$ 1.0260 1.0263 1.0310 1.0327 1.0315 C$ in US$ 0.9747 0.9744 0.9699 0.9683 0…

Australia (A$) Aug 24 Aug 17 Change Aquila Resources 8.3 8.69 -0.39 Bendigo Mining 0.18 0.18 0.00 Centennial Coal 6.03 6.04 -0.01 Fortescue Res 4.50 4.56 -0.06 Iluka …

as of 9 a.m. ET. Aug. 23, 2010 (%) Bank of Canada 1.00 Target overnight rate 0.75 Canadian Prime 2.75 U.S. Discount Primary 0.75 U.S. Fed Funds market rate 0-0.25 U.S. Prime 3….

Note: Vale will pay $0.24* per outstanding common or prf sh on Oct 20. Alcoa will pay a $0.9375* div on it $3.75* cmltv pr stock on Oct 1, rec Sept 10. Franco-Nevada monthly div of 0.025 starting in J…

Short positions outstanding at Sept. 15/10 (with changes from Aug. 31/10).

Short positions outstanding at Sept. 15/10 (with changes from Aug. 31/10).

52-week Date Sept. 27 Sept. 24 Sept. 23 Sept. 22 Sept. 21 High Low S&P/TSX-Ven Comp 1694.63 1699.55 1688.03 1688.70 1680.77 1707.62 1231.25 TSX Composite…

CANADIAN GOLD MUTUAL FUNDS Fund name Sept. 27 Sept. 20 Change Change YTD MER* Assets* ($) ($) ($) (%) (%) (%) (M$) AGF Pr Mtl 38.76 36.80 1.96 5.3 31.08 2.56 614.8 Altamira Pr & …

Daily Metal Prices Date Sept. 27 Sept. 24 Sept. 23 Sept. 22 Sept. 21 BASE METALS (London Metal Exchange –Midday official cash/3-month prices, US$ per tonne) Al Alloy 2240/2200 2205/2165 2200/21…

Antimony: Mid-mkt US$9,900.00/t.

Metal stocks (in tonnes) held in London Metal Exchange warehouses at opening, Sept. 27, 2010 (change from Sept. 20 in brackets):