Peak Gold raises $110M
Vancouver — A $110-million financing will help Peak Gold (PIK-V, PIKGF-O) move ahead with continued exploration and efforts to increase production efficiencies at its Amapari and Peak mines, even tho…
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Toronto Stock Exchange Dec. 4-10
As global equity markets rallied on signs of resilience from the United States, the TSX Composite Index continued its upward momentum during the Dec. 4-10 trading period, with a 2.1% increase from the…
TSX Venture Exchange Dec. 4-10
With bullion straddling the US$800-per-oz. level over the Dec. 4-10 trading session, the S&P-TSX Venture Composite Index eked out a modest gain of 33.87 points to close at 2,751.27. Daily trading …
U.S. Markets Dec. 4-10
It was a relatively buoyant week for U.S. equity markets ahead of a widely expected interest rate cut. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 478.3 points to close at 13,727.03 over the Dec. 4-10 tradi…
LME Warehouse Levels (December 17, 2007)
Metal stocks (in tonnes) held in London Metal Exchange warehouses at opening, Dec. 10, 2007 (change from Dec. 3 in brackets):
International Quotes (December 17, 2007)
Australia (A$) Dec 10 Nov 19 Change Bendigo Mining 0.34 0.36 -0.02 Centamin Egypt 1.35 1.42 -0.07 Emperor Mines 0.07 0.07 0.00 Kingsgate Cons. 4.48 5.00 -0.52 Lion Selection Ltd…
Lending Rates (December 17, 2007)
as of 9 a.m. ET, Dec. 11, 2007(%)
Dividends (December 17, 2007)
Company Div($.($) Pay Date Record Date Barrick Gold 0.15* Dec 17 Nov 30 Goldcorp 0.015 Dec 28 Dec 21 Newmont Mining 0.10* Dec 28 Dec 7 Hecla Mining 0.875* Jan…
Pebble Creek plans $10M for India
Vancouver — India-focused explorer Pebble Creek Mining (PEB-V, PBLEF-O) plans a $10-million financing to advance its Askot copper-zinc project.
Exchange Rates (December 17, 2007)
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GlobeStar gets resource for Cumpie Hill
Vancouver — GlobeStar Mining (GMI-T) got a healthy share price boost after an initial resource estimate for its Cumpie Hill project in the Dominican Republic gave investors confidence in the nickel l…
Xstrata boosts Raglan resource (December 17, 2007)
Exploration efforts by Xstrata (XSRAF-O, XTA-L) at its Raglan nickel mine in northernmost Quebec have paid off with a substantial resource boost for the mine’s Zone 5-8, which the company describes as…