Baffin Island sparkles for Peregrine Diamonds
It’s not every day that you find diamonds outcropping at surface in the Arctic and some geologists will go a lifeti…
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Short Position Report (August 25, 2008)
TSX Short Positions Short positions outs…
High River buys out Russian partner at Prognoz
High River Gold Mines (HRG-T, HRIVF-O) is snapping up the remaining 50% stake in the Prognoz silver project in the Republic of Sakha in Russia, about 444 km north of the capital city of Yakutsk.
Keep an eye on NA Tungsten, says Haywood’s Thompson
VANCOUVER — Some mining analysts who recently visited the Arctic tungsten assets of North American Tungsten (NTC-V) question whether the company can cut it in the Yukon, despite positive drill result…
Odds ‘n’ sods: The story of Red Lake
— The following is an excerpt from Red Lake: Golden Treasure Chest, a new 164-page book by Michael Barnes chronicling the community and mines that have sprung up northwestern Ontario’s gold-rich Red …
Editorial: Sinkin’ zinc
The week ended Aug. 16, the 33rd trading week of 2008, was a rotten one for metal prices and metal stocks, with a softening global economic outlook translating into reduced metals demand, lower metals…
PEG Mining Consultants teams with WGM
Watts, Griffis and McOuat has added PEG Mining Consultants to its preferred list of consulting geologists and engineers.
Cyr Drilling and Webequie First Nation partner up
Winnipeg-based diamond driller Cyr Drillinghas entered into a joint venture with the Webequie First Nation in Ontario’s “Ring of Fire” polymetallic exploration camp.
PEOPLE (August 25, 2008)
Andean Resources– Christopher Van Tienhoven appointed country manager for Argentina.
U. S. MARKETS AUG. 12-18
Investors in U. S. markets can be forgiven for feeling a little overwhelmed these days. Expectations that slower economic growth will limit demand have pushed down prices for commodities such as coppe…
TORONTO STOCK EXCHANGE AUG. 12-18
The TSX Composite Index continued its decline over the Aug. 12-18 trading period falling another 83.82 points, or 0.6%, to 13,119.37.
DIVIDENDS (August 25, 2008)
Note: Vale will pay $0.52* on common and pr sh in two instlmnts on Apr 30 and Oct 31. Alcoa will pay its quarterly div of US$0.9375 for US$3.75 cmltv pr sh on Oct 1, rec Sept 12. Newmont Canada will p…