Daily Metal Prices (February 12, 2007)
BASE METALS (London Metal Exchange — Midday official cash/3-month prices, US$ per tonne)
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LME Warehouse Levels (February 12, 2007)
Metal stocks (in tonnes) held in London Metal Exchange warehouses at opening, Feb. 5, 2006 (change from Jan. 29 in brackets):
Producer and Dealer Prices (February 12, 2007)
Antimony: Mid-mkt US$5,360/t.
U.S. Markets Jan. 30-Feb. 5
Equity markets south of the line found some strength in macroeconomic news during the reporting period Jan. 30-Feb. 5. The Standard & Poor’s 500 Index climbed 26.37 points to 1,446.99, for a gain …
TSX Venture Exchange Jan. 30-Feb. 5
With gold prices strengthening on the back of a weakening U.S. dollar, the S&P-TSX Venture Exchange Composite Index rose 69.29 points to 2,974.51 over the Jan. 30-Feb. 5 trading session. Average d…
Toronto Stock Exchange Jan. 30-Feb. 5
The TSX Composite Index rose 220.73 points to set a new all-time high of 13,166.69 for the Jan. 30-Feb. 5 trading period. The rise came as commodity prices gained momentum on signs that the U.S. econo…
Lonmin Finishes AfriOre Takeover
Lonmin’s (LNMIF-O, LMI-L) all-cash offer for AfriOre (AFO-T, AFO-L) has succeeded, attracting 94% of AfriOre’s shares.
Teck Cominco Mulling Options for Gold Assets
Vancouver — With about 50% of its exploration budget devoted to copper, Teck Cominco (TCK.B-T, TCK-N) is mulling over what to do with its gold operations, and will likely make a decision once its Pog…
People (February 12, 2007)
Keegan Res. — Roman Shklanka appointed to advisory board.
Suppliers (February 12, 2007)
Scott Wilson RPA to study Tulks Hill
First Narrows Cuts More Chester High-Grade
Vancouver — Resource definition drilling by First Narrows Resources (UNO-V, FNRWF-O) on its Chester project in New Brunswick’s Bathurst mining camp continues to deliver wide, high-grade copper interc…
Happy Creek Disappoints
Penny junior Happy Creek Minerals (HPY-V) saw its share price fall off a table recently, after releasing drill results from its Rateria copper property in southern B.C.