International Quotes (December 31, 2007)
Australia (A$) Dec 19 Dec 17 Change Bendigo Mining 0.34 0.32 0.02 Centamin Egypt 1.28 1.28 0.00 Emperor Mines 0.07 0.07 0.00 Kingsgate Cons. 4.50 4.30 0.20 Lion Selection Ltd…
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Exchange Rates (December 31, 2007)
CANADIAN/U.S. EXCHANGE (Bank of Canada noon rate)
Noront reports new high-grade intervals at Double Eagle
Noront Resources (NOT-V, NOSOF-O) is reporting promising new assay results from its rich nickel-copper find in the remote James Bay region of northern Ontario.
TSX Venture Exchange Dec. 18-19
Over a truncated Dec. 18-19 trading session, the S&P-TSX Venture Composite Index lost 6.47 points, or 0.25%, closing at 2,601.48. Despite the looming Christmas lull, the average daily trading volu…
Dividends (December 31, 2007)
Company Div.($) Pay Date Record Date Goldcorp 0.015 Dec 28 Dec 21 Newmont Mining 0.10* Dec 28 Dec 7 Hecla Mining 0.875* Jan 1 Dec 14 Iamgold 0.06* Jan 11…
Lending Rates (December 31, 2007)
as of 9 a.m. ET, Dec 20, 2007(%)
Tips for gold seekers in China (December 31, 2007)
Beijing, China — China’s mining history may stretch back 3,000 years, but when it comes to gold, the country has yet to find many world-class gold deposits.
Cross Lake’s QR gold mine in full production
Vancouver — Production is finally in full swing at Cross Lake Minerals’ (CRN-T, CRNKF-O) QR gold mine, near Quesnel, B.C.
Extract joins uranium stampede in Namibia
SITE VISIT Swakopmund, Namibia — The high-pitched wail from the handheld spectrometer intensifies as the geologist creeps across the dry, rocky terrain of Extract Resources’ (EXT-T, EXT-A) Husab uranium project…
Digging into China’s vast, untapped, interior
SITE VISIT Xinhuru, Inner Mongolia, China — In the summer months, the sparse grasslands in this remote corner of China’s enormous Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region are used primarily by locals…
LME Warehouse Levels (December 31, 2007)
Metal stocks (in tonnes) held in London Metal Exchange warehouses at opening, Dec. 10, 2007 (change from Dec. 3 in brackets):
Daily Metal Prices (December 31, 2007)
BASE METALS (London Metal Exchange — Midday official cash/3-month prices, US$ per tonne)