Syncrude Works At Reclamation In The Oilsands
Having been one of the earlier entrants into the oilsands in the 1970s, Syncrude, one of the largest oilsands operators, has had some practice with reclamation.
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Anti-Mining Bill Heads To Committee
The 20th trading week of the year was marked by the beginning of committee work on one of the more anti-miner bills to move through Canada’s House of Commons in recent years. Bill C-300, also cited as…
People (June 01, 2009)
Africo Resources — Tony Harwood has resigned as president and CEO.
Uranium One Celebrates Start Of Pilot Mining In Kazakhstan
Japanese, Canadian and Kazakh officials collected in a remote corner of Kazakhstan in April to mark the beginning of the pilot-mining phase at the Kharasan uranium project.
U.S. Markets – May 19-22
Nobel Prize-winning economist Paul Krugman told a Megatrends economic conference in the United Arab Emirates over the Memorial Day-shortened May 19-22 reporting period that he believes the world econo…
Toronto Stock Exchange – May 19-25
The TSX was up during the May 19-25 reporting period, with the S&P/TSX composite index up 307 points, or 3.1%, to 10,070, the Capped Metals and Mining index rising 22 points, or 4.2%, to 534, and …
TSX Venture Exchange – May 19-25
Over the May 19-25 reporting period, the S&P/TSX Venture composite index continued to regain some of last year’s lost ground. Four consecutive days of frugal gains were followed by a small 0.08-po…
LME Warehouse Levels (June 01, 2009)
Metal stocks (in tonnes) held in London Metal Exchange warehouses at opening, May 26, 2009 (change from May 19 in brackets):
Spot Prices (June 01, 2009)
COURTESY OF SCOTIABANK
Producer And Dealer Prices (June 01, 2009)
Antimony: Mid-mkt US$4,350/t.
Daily Metal Prices (June 01, 2009)
Date May 25 May 22 May 21 May 20 May 19 BASE METALS (London Metal Exchange — Midday official cash/3-month prices, US$ per tonne) Al Alloy Holiday 1190/1215 1201/1240 1210/1245 1222/1255 Alu…
North American Stock Exchange Indices (June 01, 2009)
52-week Date May 25 May 22 May 21 May 20 May 19 High Low S&P/TSX-Ven Comp 1096.43 1096.51 1089.85 1085.64 1076.49 2735.30 678.62 TSX Composite 10069.50 9993.42 9949.59 10232….