Update:Bidding war heats up for Frontera Copper
A bidding war is emerging for Frontera Copper Corp. (FCC-T, FRCPF-O) that is pitting the Invecture Group against So…
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UEX eyeing 40 million lbs. U3O8 at Hidden Bay
Vancouver – This fall UEX (UEX-T) leveled its 2009 resource-estimate sights on a target of 40 million lbs. U3O8 at …
Xstrata throttles back Sudbury nickel output, chops 686 jobs
Continued low nickel prices are forcing Xstrata (XTA-L) subsidiary Xstrata Nickel to step up the shrinking of its n…
Short Position Report (February 09, 2009)
TSX Short PositionsShort positions outstanding at Jan 31/09 (…
Red Back Mining posts record production in Q4
Mines in Mauritania and Ghana posted record production in the fourth quarter for gold producer Red Back Mining…
Daily Metal Prices (February 09, 2009)
Date Feb. 2 Jan. 30 Jan. 29 Dec. 28 Dec. 27 BASE METALS (London Metal Exchange — Midday official cash/3-month prices, US$ per tonne) Al Alloy 1035/1070 1035/1070 1011/1050 1061/1129 1060/11…
North American Stock Exchange Indices (February 09, 2009)
52-week Date Feb 2 Jan. 30 Jan. 29 Jan. 28 Jan. 27 High Low S&P/TSX-Ven Comp 872.82 882.63 880.54 869.92 867.87 2814.88 678.62 TSX Composite 8624.83 8694.90 8762.76 8906.23 8759.63…
More Gold For Osisko At Canadian Malartic
With a feasibility study completed and 6.3 million oz. of gold reserves already outlined in the main ore-body at its Canadian Malartic deposit, in Quebec, Osisko Mining (OSK-T, OSKFF-O) wants more.
Rio Tinto Woos Chinese
The week ended Jan. 31, the fourth trading week of 2009, was rife with speculation over Rio Tinto’s future, and just what the debt-crippled giant might hand over to its deep-pocketed 9% shareholder, s…
PDAC President Breaks Down Budget Benefits
The following is a message sent to members of the Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada on Jan. 28 by the organization’s president, Jon Baird, in response to the federal government’s new …
TSX Short Positions (February 09, 2009)
Short positions outstanding at Jan. 15/09 (with changes from Dec. 31/08).
Lending Rates (February 09, 2009)
as of 9 a. m. ET. Feb. 3, 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 …