TSX goes global with gold index (December 18, 2006)
To suit its beefed-up list that now includes non-Canadian gold companies, the Standard & Poor/Toronto Stock Exchang…
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Exchange Rates (December 18, 2006)
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Denison eyeing further expansion with OmegaCorp bid
Vancouver — Denison Mines (DML-T, DNMIF-O), a company with deep roots in the Canadian uranium mining sector, is set to take on an entirely new profile after launching a $154-million offer for Austral…
Dividends (December 18, 2006)
Company Div. Pay Record ($) Date Date Alcan 0.20* Dec 20 Nov 20 Noranda Incm Fd 0.085 Dec 27 Nov 30 Newmont Mng 0.10* Dec 28 Dec 7 Newmont Mng…
Lending Rates (December 18, 2006)
as of 4 pm ET, Dec. 8, 2006 (%) Bank of Canada 4.50 Target overnight rate 4.25 Canadian Prime 6.00 U.S. Discount Primary 6.25 U.S. Fed Funds market rate 5.25…
U.S. Markets December 5-11
Amidst talk of a slowing, but still growing U.S. economy, the markets were fairly stable during the Dec. 5-11 trading session, showing slight drops across the board after larger gains the previous wee…
TSX Venture Exchange December 5-11
The S&P-TSX Venture Composite Index took a breather over the Dec. 5-11 trading session, following slight pull-backs in bullion, copper and zinc spot prices, to close down 32.15 points at 2,805.52….
LME Warehouse Levels (December 18, 2006)
Metal stocks (in tonnes) held in London Metal Exchange warehouses at opening, Dec. 11, 2006 (change from Dec. 4 in brackets):
Daily Metal Prices (December 18, 2006)
BASE METALS (London Metal Exchange — Midday official cash/3-month prices, US$ per tonne)
Spot Prices Courtesy of Scotiabank Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2006
Precious Metals Price (US$/oz.) Change Gold $629.50 -13.50 Silver $13.85 -0.20 Platinum $1112.00 -18.00 Palladium $329.00 +3.00 Base Metals Price (US$/lb.) Change Nickel $15.74 +0.13 Lead $0.82 +0.01 Copper $3.08…
Gryphon Gold dealt major blow in Nevada
Vancouver — Reserve and resource miscalculations in a recently completed feasibility study for Gryphon Gold’s (GGN-T, GYPH-O) Borealis project in western Nevada’s Walker Lane trend have prompted the …
Phelps OK’s DRC copper mine
US$650 million Cost to build Tenke Fungurume