UEX sees more high-grade uranium from Shea Creek (November 21, 2006)
Vancouver – Further high-grade uranium values were encountered in drilling by UEX Corporation’s (UEX-T, UEXCF-O) jo…
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Western Goldfields buys fleet for California mine
Now that US$60.9 million in fleet equipment has been ordered for the Mesquite gold mine in Imperial County, Califor…
Short Position Report (November 21, 2006)
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Freeport and Phelps set to become world’s copper giant
If shareholders give the go-ahead, Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold’s (FCX-N) proposed takeover of Phelps Dodge (PD-N…
Lake Shore boosts Timmins West resource
Vancouver – Lake Shore Gold (LSG-T, LSGGF-O) delivered a significant resource increase at its Timmins West project …
Norilsk buys OMG’s nickel business
Cleveland-based OM Group (OMG-N) has decided to sell its nickel business for US$408 million to Russia’s Noril…
Anglo Investing US$25 Million in Nautilus for 11.5% Stake
Vancouver — Nautilus Minerals (NUS-V, NUSMF-O) plans a US$68.5-million financing and has lined up mining giant Anglo American (AAUK-Q, AAL-L) to bankroll 36.5% of the deal.
Nuinsco Looking at Nickel Spinoff by Year-End
Plans by Nuinsco Resrouces (NWI-T, NUIRF-O) to set up a separate company to hold its nickel assets should harden into a formal plan of arrangement this quarter, the company announced in its quarterly …
Nuinsco Climbs on High-Grade Nickel Concentrate
Metallurgical test results from Nuinsco Resources’ (NWI-T, NUIRF-O) wholly owned Minago deposit are in, and the news is good.
Spot Prices: Courtesy of Scotiabank Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2006
Precious Metals Price (US$/oz.) Change Gold $625.75 +24.85 Silver $12.62 +0.54 Platinum $1173.00 +99.00 Palladium $328.00 +9.00 Base Metals Price (US$/lb.) Change Nickel $14.87 -0.18…
TSX Venture Exchange (November 20, 2006)
Steady gold and weakening copper prices marked a fairly static week for the S&P-TSX Venture Composite Index over the Nov. 7-13 trading session, inching down 5.06 points to 2,648.89. Average daily …
U.S. Markets (November 20, 2006)
Interest rate speculation and the impact of U.S. mid-term elections weighed heavily on the minds of investors during the Nov. 7-13 trading session, sending the Dow Jones Industrial Average up 26.33 po…