Bid-Ask — Feb. 12-15, 2008
12- MONTH STOCK EXC BID ASK LAST HIGH LO Academy Vent V 1.67 1.70 … 1.78 0.40 Affinor Res V 0.16 0.17 0.16 0.25 0.12 Afrasia Minl F V 0.305 0.40 0…
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HudBay cuts Callinan royalty cheque for 777 mine
HudBay Minerals (HBM-T, HBMFF-O) has paid $2.4 million to Callinan Mines (CAA-V, CCNMF-O) as part of a net profit interest (NPI) and royalty agreement for a Manitoba property that sparked a contentiou…
New Horizons (February 25, 2008)
Kinross Gold has teamed up with the University of Guelph to establish a new education and research network between Canada and Brazil.
Platinum cracks US$2,000-per-oz barrier
A meteoric rise in platinum prices grabbed the mining sector’s attention during the week ended Feb. 16, the seventh trading week of 2008.
International Quotes (February 25, 2008)
Australia ( A$) Feb 12 Feb 5 Change Bendigo Mining 0.35 0.34 0.01 Centamin Egypt 1.57 1.45 0.12 Emperor Mines 0.06 0.06 0.00 Kingsgate Cons. 4.05 4.27 – 0.22 Li…
French Guiana’s miners lash out at Sarkozy
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Jinchuan Nickel buys new mine hoist from ABB
Chinese mining giant Jinchuan Group has signed a contract with the Swedish power and automation technology group, ABB, to purchase a mine hoist for its nickel mine near Jinchang.
Metallic Ventures taps SRK for Goldfield feasibility
Nevada-based Metallic Ventures Gold (MVG-T, MTLVF-O) has enlisted SRK Consulting to complete a National Instrument 43-101-compliant feasibility study, and conduct environmental baseline data collectio…
Finning marks 75 years as Caterpillar Dealer
Finning International (FTT-T, FINGF-O), the world’s largest Caterpillar (CAT-N) dealer, is celebrating 75 years in business.
Quaterra expands copper zone at MacArthur (February 25, 2008)
It’s been more than 30 years since the MacArthur porphyry copper system in the world-class copper district of Lyon Cty., in western Nevada, was seriously evaluated.
Hecla buys Rio’s stake in Greens Creek
Hecla Mining (HL-N) has struck a US$750-million deal to buy out its majority partner Rio Tinto (RTP-N, RIO-L) at their co-owned Greens Creek underground silver mine near Juneau, in Alaska’s panhandle.