PRODUCER AND DEALER PRICES (August 25, 2008)
Antimony: Mid-mkt US$6,350.00/t.
News
Glass Earth Gold steps up drilling across New Zealand
PERTH, WESTERN AUSTRALIA — Wellington-based junior Glass Earth Gold (GEL-V, GELGF-O) is among New Zealand’s most active explorers and probably the only one with drilling campaigns on both the North a…
San Gold on cusp of resource update (August 25, 2008)
VANCOUVER–Exploration drilling in and around San Gold’s (SGR-V, SGRCF-O) operating Rice Lake mine, 230 km northeast of Winnipeg, Man., continues to pay off with high-grade gold. San Gold CEO Dale Gin…
Vedanta investing US$8.8B in base metal expansion
Having received the go-ahead from India’s Supreme Court, Vedanta Resources (VED-L), an India-focused resource giant, is proceeding with a bauxite project in Lanjigarh, in the state of Orissa. An alumi…
DAILY METAL PRICES (August 25, 2008)
Date Aug. 18 Aug. 15 Aug. 14 Aug. 13 Aug. 12 BASE METALS (London Metal Exchange — Midday official cash/3-month prices, US$ per tonne) Al Alloy 2430.50/2475 2450/2490 2450/2495 2450/2500 246…
NORTH AMERICAN STOCK EXCHANGE INDICES (August 25, 2008)
52-week Date Aug. 18 Aug. 15 Aug. 14 Aug. 13 Aug. 12 High Low S&P/TSX-Ven Comp 1923.64 1937.33 1991.18 1996.89 1976.52 3192.55 1917.85 TSX Composite 13119.37 13096.70 13358.91 …
Aussie junior Waratah Coal takes Queensland by storm
It’s a coal exploration company that many investors in Toronto may never have heard of, but Waratah Coal (WCI-V, WGO-A) is certainly making a big splash in Australia.
Tournigan grows Kuriskova deposit
VANCOUVER — After a modelling error forced Tournigan Energy (TVC-V, TVCFF-O) to reduce the resources at its Kuriskova uranium deposit in eastern Slovakia last year, the newly renamed company has put …
Harmony, Newcrest, team up in PNG at Hidden Valley
Two of the biggest gold miners not listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange are combining forces in Papua New Guinea (PNG) with the hopes of bringing a large-scale gold and silver mine into production by …
More intercepts for Mexoro (August 25, 2008)
VANCOUVER — Thanks to an infusion of cash from Paramount Gold and Silver( PZG-T, PZG-X)this spring, Mexoro Minerals (MXOM-O) continues to announce good near-surface intercepts from its 42-hole drill …
TSX VENTURE SHORT POSITIONS (August 25, 2008)
Short positions outstanding at July 31/08 (with changes from July 15/08).
EXCHANGE RATES (August 25, 2008)
CANADIAN/U. S. EXCHANGE (Bank of Canada noon rate) Date Aug. 18 Aug. 15 Aug. 14 Aug. 13 Aug. 12 US$ in C$ 1.0605 1.0609 1.0620 1.0657 1.0640 C$ in US$ 0.9430 0.9426 0.9416 0.9384 0…