CANADIAN GOLD MUTUAL FUNDS (October 20, 2008)
Featured Fund: Altamira precious & Strategic Metals, as of 07/31/08 (in weighted order): Goldcorp, Barrick Gold, Kinross Gold, Agnico-Eagle Mines, Yamana Gold, Franco-Nevada, Newmont Mining, Compa…
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TSX VENTURE SHORT POSITIONS (October 20, 2008)
Short positions outstanding at Sept. 30/08 (with changes from Sept. 15/08). Largest short positions Gold Wheaton Gold GLW 2734100 1252188 Largo Resources LGO 1299500 563000 Westernza…
NORTH AMERICAN STOCK EXCHANGE INDICES (October 20, 2008)
52-week Date Oct. 13 Oct. 10 Oct. 9 Oct. 8 Oct. 7 High Low S&P/TSX-Ven Comp Holiday 975.81 1041.67 1056.39 1094.46 3192.55 946.42 TSX Composite Holiday 9065.16 9600.18 10056….
DAILY METAL PRICES (October 20, 2008)
Date Oct. 13 Oct. 10 Oct. 9 Oct. 8 Oct. 7 BASE METALS (London Metal Exchange — Midday official cash/3-month prices, US$ per tonne) Al Alloy 1800/1810 1795/1845 1820.50/1880 1870/1920 1870/1…
Pampa de Pongo packs punch for Cardero (October 20, 2008)
Vancouver–Southern Peru’s arid coastal region, directly across the pond from resource hungry countries in Asia, is flexing its iron-rich muscles for Cardero Resource (CDU-T, CDY-x).
‘Brutal’ time to be a junior
Junior companies are cutting back on everything from salaries to exploration programs to make sure they’re still standing when the smoke clears from the current financial crisis.
Dissident shareholder looks to topple Noront board (October 20, 2008)
Charging that current management has “squandered” Noront Resources’ (NOT-V, NOSOF-o) first-mover advantage in the “Ring of Fire” area it discovered last year, shareholder Rosseau Asset Management is l…
Can China help bail out the global economy? (October 20, 2008)
If you think China’s super-hot economy and the astounding growth rates it has posted over the last decade will help buffet the rest of the world from the economic meltdown, you might want to think aga…
PRODUCER AND DEALER PRICES (October 20, 2008)
Antimony: Mid-mkt US$6,416.66/t.
SPOT PRICES (October 20, 2008)
COURTESY OF SCOTIABANK
LME WAREHOUSE LEVELS (October 20, 2008)
Metal stocks (in tonnes) held in London Metal Exchange warehouses at opening, Oct. 13, 2008 (change from Oct. 7 in brackets):
Zaruma stops to look for money
Zaruma Resources’ (ZMR-T) has halted the development of its Luz del Cobre copper project in Mexico for lack of fund…