TSX goes global with gold index (January 22, 2007)
To suit its beefed-up list that now includes non-Canadian gold companies, the S&P-TSX Capped Gold Index was renamed the Global Gold Index on Dec. 18.
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Rio Tinto rethinks Sweetwater sale
Vancouver — A hot uranium market has prompted Rio Tinto (RTP-N, RIO-L) to pull the proposed sale of its Sweetwater assets in Wyoming to sxr Uranium One (SXR-T, SXRFF-O) and contemplate developing the…
Editorial: Is that it for copper? (January 22, 2007)
Copper mining executives and investors who thought they might settle gently back into work after the holidays got a nasty jolt in the first half of January, as spot copper prices dropped US45, or 15….
People (January 22, 2007)
Alcan — Michel Jacques appointed president and CEO of subsidiary Alcan Primary Metal Group; Christel Bories appointed president and CEO of subsidiary Alcan Engineered Products; Ilene Gordon appointed…
Spot Prices Courtesy of Scotiabank Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2006
Precious Metals Price (US$/oz.) Change Gold $625.60 +13.60 Silver $12.84 +0.48 Platinum $1140.00 +16.00 Palladium $331.00 -3.00 Base Metals Price (US$/lb.) Change Nickel $16.03 +1.11 Lead $0.75 +0.03 Copper $2.56…
Producer and Dealer Prices (January 22, 2007)
Antimony : Mid-mkt US$5,375/t.
TSX Venture Rights & Warrants (January 22, 2007)
Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM.WT.U) — Wt buys sh @ US$19 to Nov 14/07.
Dividends (January 22, 2007)
Company Div. Pay Record ($) Date Date Noranda Incm Fd 0.085 Jan 25 Dec 31 Goldcorp 0.015* Jan 26 Jan 19 Agnico Eagle 0.12* Jan 29 Jan 15 Aur Res…
Avalon sends calcium feldspar sample to glass manufacturer (January 22, 2007)
Avalon Ventures (AVL-V, AVVTF-O) is hopeful that an agreement to deliver a 500-tonne bulk sample of calcium feldspar to a major North American glass manufacturer will lead to a long-term supply contra…
Chavez inauguration chills investors
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez waved the socialist banner broadly at his inauguration ceremony on Jan. 10, but comments from his finance committee eased some market concerns.
Toronto Stock Exchange January 9 – 15
The partial recovery in prices for industrial metals from recent lows helped propel the S&P-TSX Composite Index upward over the Jan. 9-15 trading period, despite oil prices remaining low. The Comp…
North American Stock Exchange Indices (January 22, 2007)
Date Jan. 15 Jan. 12 Jan. 11 Jan. 10 Jan. 9 High Low S&P/TSX-Ven Comp 2892.23 2848.02 2794.30 2766.45 2799.91 3309.90 2291.43 TSX Composite 12755.36 12678.81 12519.90 12457.55 12467.99 13042.77…