Montreal-based engineering and consulting firm SNC-Lavalin Group (SNC-T, SNCAF-O), has been contracted by Athabasca Potash (API-T, ABHPF-O) to provide prefeasibility study services for the company’s B…
as of 9 a. m. ET. Feb. 10, 2009 (%) Bank of Canada 1.25 Target overnight rate 1.00 Canadian Prime 3.00 U. S. Discount Primary 0.50 U. S. Fed Funds market rate 0-0.25 U. S. Prime …
Metal stocks (in tonnes) held in London Metal Exchange warehouses at opening, Feb. 10, 2009 (change from Feb. 3 in brackets):
COURTESY OF SCOTIABANK
Antimony: Mid-mkt US$4,350 /t.
In a field dominated by the slicker sectors of the Canadian economy such as banking and hi-tech, the investor-relations efforts of a couple of mining companies came out on top at the IR Magazine Canad…
VANCOUVER — Fines for safety violations at American mines soared to an all-time high in 2008. Over the past three years, since former president George W. Bush signed a new mining code into law, the v…
U. S. markets were buoyed during the five-day trading period ended Feb. 9, as the U. S. Senate reached a deal on a massive stimulus bill on Friday, Feb. 6. (It later approved the package in a vote of …
The job picture on both sides of the Canada-U. S. border continued to deteriorate in January, with 598,000 U. S. jobs lost, and 129,000 fewer jobs in Canada. The unemployment rate stateside rose to 7….
CANADIAN/U. S. EXCHANGE (Bank of Canada noon rate) Date Feb. 9 Feb. 6 Feb. 5 Feb. 4 Feb. 3 US$ in C$ 1.2192 1.2389 1.2303 1.2266 1.2337 C$ in US$ 0.8202 0.8072 0.8128 0.8153 0.8106…
The S&P/TSX Venture composite index broke 900 points for only the third time since mid-November during the Feb. 3-9 trading period, closing the week up 28.28 points at 901.1. Daily trading volumes…
Note:Xstrata PLC subsidiary, Xstrata Canada is sending a notice of redemption for all outstanding Cmltv prf sh, series 3, redeemable Mar 1 for $25 each in cash, plus accruded and unpaid dividends. Alc…
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