Polyus Gold plans ambitious expansion
Anchorage, Alaska — Apparently at least one Russian oligarch isn’t too worried about being forced out of the country or arrested. Vladimir Potanin is so confident of his position that he’s hosting th…
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Laramide tables La Jara Mesa uranium resource (October 30, 2006)
Vancouver — Uranium-focused explorer Laramide Resources (LAM-T, LMRXF-O) has delivered a resource estimate for its La Jara Mesa project located in the Grant’s mineral district of southern New Mexico.
Exchange Rates (October 30, 2006)
CANADIAN/U.S. EXCHANGE (Bank of Canada noon rate)
Lending Rates (October 30, 2006)
as of 4 pm ET, Oct. 23, 2006 (%) Bank of Canada 4.50 Target overnight rate 4.25 Canadian Prime 6.00 U.S. Discount Primary 6.25 U.S….
Petaquilla lifts veil on Jinchuan talks (October 30, 2006)
Petaquilla Minerals (PTQ-T, PTQMF-O) has revealed that it is in talks with Chinese nickel producer Jinchuan Group to finance Petaquilla’s buyout of its partners at the Petaquilla copper project in Pan…
Cigar Lake flooded
Vancouver — Mine development at Cameco’s (CCO-T, CCJ-N) 50%-owned Cigar Lake uranium project in the Athabasca basin of northern Saskatchewan was dealt a blow recently, when a rock fall caused major f…
International Quotes (October 30, 2006)
Australia (A$) Oct 23 Oct 16 Change Bendigo Mining 0.98 1.00 -0.02 Centamin Egypt 0.67 0.65 0.02 Croesus Mining 0.28 0.28 0.00 Emperor Mines 0.38…
Canadian Gold Mutual Funds (October 30, 2006)
Fund name Oct 23($) Oct 16($) Change($) Change(%) YTD(%) MER*(%) Assets*(M$) AGF Pr Mtl 22.72 22.66 0.06 0.3 39.2 2.68 407 Altamira Pr & Str…
CNQ Trading (October 30, 2006)
Oct. 17-23, 2006
Canadian Stock Exchange Indices (October 30, 2006)
Date Oct. 23 Oct. 20 Oct. 19 Oct. 18 Oct. 17 High Low S&P/TSX-Ven Comp 2461.27 2456.69 2453.41 2430.43 2413.09 3309.90 1957.46 TSX Composite 12119.15…
CVRD scoops up 76% of Inco, extends offer (October 30, 2006)
Marking a turning in Canadian mining history, Brazil’s Companhia Vale do Rio Doce (RIO-N) has reported that 174,623,019 shares of Inco (N-T, N-N) have been deposited to its $86-per-share cash offer, r…
TSX Venture Short Positions (October 30, 2006)
Short positions outstanding at Oct. 15, 2006 (with changes from Sept. 30).