Volta Buys Randgold Project
Volta Resources (VTR-T, VLTAF-O) plans to turn much of its focus to the Kiaka gold project in Burkina Faso and the market has given its nod of approval; shares rose about 27% in two days to 42¢ a…
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Cameco Seals Leak, Resumes Dewatering At Cigar Lake
VANCOUVER — Cameco (CCO-T, CCJ-N) has resumed its efforts to dewater the Cigar Lake mine workings in Saskatchewan after remediating the source of an inflow that flooded the advanced uranium project i…
HudBay Reopens Chisel North
VANCOUVER — With the price of zinc back above US$1 per lb., Hud- Bay Minerals (HBM-T, HBMFF-O) is reopening its Chisel North zinc mine and concentrator in Snow Lake, Man., which it closed in January …
Dundee’s Goodman Touts Gold As Post-Recessionary Investment
Ned Goodman, founder and chairman of Dundee Wealth, has never been more optimistic about the future. The recession is over and the world’s population is exploding, but there aren’t enough resources fo…
India Buys IMF Gold
Gold smashed yet another nominal price record in early November, as the Reserve Bank of India emerged as the surprise buyer of 200 tonnes of gold worth US$6.7 billion from the International Monetary F…
People (November 09, 2009)
African Copper– Stephen Simukanga appointed an independent director.
Science Museum Seeks Mining Memorabilia
The Canada Science and Technology Museum (CSTM) is asking for your help to increase the quantity and improve the quality of mining content in its exhibits. The museum, located in Ottawa, is aiming to …
U.S. Markets – Oct. 27-Nov. 2
Markets in the United States retreated over the Oct. 27-Nov. 2 reporting period, making October the first losing month since February. Economists say investors have become worried that the eight-month…
Toronto Stock Exchange – Oct. 27-Nov. 2
The S&P/TSX composite index fell roughly 400 points for the Oct. 27-Nov. 2 reporting period as investors fretted over the possibility that American consumers may not get back to their spending way…
TSX Venture Exchange – Oct. 27-Nov. 2
The reporting period of Oct. 27-Nov. 2 was a volatile one for the S&P/TSX Venture composite index, with a 43-point loss one day cancelled by a 47-point gain the next. By the end of the week, the b…
LME Warehouse Levels (November 09, 2009)
Metal stocks (in tonnes) held in London Metal Exchange warehouses at opening, November 3, 2009 (change from Oct. 27 in brackets):
Spot Prices (November 09, 2009)
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