CANADIAN GOLD MUTUAL FUNDS (May 12, 2008)
Fund name May 5 Apr. 28 Change Change YTD MER* Assets* ($) ($) ($) (%) (%) (%) (M$) AGF Pr Mtl 27.33 27.30 0.03 0.1 -4.3 2.60 724.7 Altamira Pr & Str Mtl 11.64 11.60 0.04 …
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CNQ TRADING — Apr. 29-May 5, 2008
(100s) WEEK 12-MONTH STOCK TICKER VOLUME HIGH LOW LAST CHANGE HIGH LOW Alliance Mining AMCL 295 0.12 0.09 0.09 0.00 0.23 0.085 Avanti Mining AVMI 1035 0.30 0.25 0.25 -0.05 0.80 0.2…
South Koreans join Baja at El Boleo
A South Korean consortium has agreed to kick in US$435 million to help develop Baja Mining’s (BAJ-T) El Boleo copper project in Mexico, where development costs have risen about 45% to US$991 million.
Canplats gains 22% on ‘Red Road’ results
VANCOUVER — The Camino Rojo discovery in Mexico is rapidly becoming an exciting story for Canplats Resources (CPQ-V).
High-grade gold at Rubicon’s Phoenix
The Phoenix gold project’s new F2 zone in Ontario’s Red Lake camp is yielding more high-grade gold intercepts for Rubicon Minerals ( RMX-T, RBY-X)
Aurizon teams with Radisson to study O’Brien revival
Aurizon Mines (ARZ-T, AZK-X) is considering a joint venture with Radisson Mining Resources (RDS-V) for the O’Brien-Kewagama property, home to the past-producing high-grade O’Brien gold mine, in the Ab…
Crowflight prepares to take off at Bucko Lake (May 12, 2008)
If everything goes according to plan, Crowflight Minerals (CML-V, CMLGF-O) could begin production at its Bucko Lake nickel project, in Manitoba, toward the end of the summer, says Greg Collins, vice-p…
DIVIDENDS (May 12, 2008)
Company Div. Pay Record ($) Date Date First Quantum 0.54 May 2 Apr 15 Potash Corp of Sask 0.10* May 9 Apr 10 Alcoa 0.17* May 25 May 2 Goldcorp 0.015* May 27 May 16 Ba…
LENDING RATES (May 12, 2008)
as of 9 a. m. ET, May 5, 2008 (%) Bank of Canada 3.25 Target overnight rate 3.00 Canadian Prime 4.75 U. S. Discount Primary 1.75 U. S. Fed Funds market rate 2.00 U. S. Prime 5….
EXCHANGE RATES (May 12, 2008)
CANADIAN/U. S. EXCHANGE (Bank of Canada noon rate) Date May 5 May 2 May 1 April 30 April 29 US$ in C$ 1.0125 1.0183 1.0189 1.0095 1.0131 C$ in US$ 0.9877 0.9820 0.9815 0.9906 0.987…
BID-ASK — APR. 29-MAY 5, 2008
12-MONTH STOCK EXC BID ASK LAST HIGH LO Absolut Res V 0.80 0.98 0.98 1.30 0.001 Affinor Res V 0.16 0.17 0.16 0.19 0.12 Anglo-Bomarc V 0.11 0.18 0.11 0.30 0.11…
Blades of steel: a mining tradition
Congratulations to the PDAC Caracle Cup for carrying on a long standing tradition of “miners” playing hockey during the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada convention held annually in Tor…