Buffalo Gold drilling expands Mount Kare
Vancouver — Drilling by Buffalo Gold (BUF.U-V, BYBUF-O) is expanding known mineralized zones on the Mount Kare project in Papua New Guinea….
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Teck bows out
Having failed to raise some $5.7 billion overnight, Teck Cominco (TCK.A-T, TCK-N) quietly let its offer for Inco (N-T, n-n) expire on Aug. 16….
Toronto Stock Exchange August 15-21
Energy and metals stocks lifted the S&P-TSX Composite Index 286.77 points to 12,136.93 over the Aug. 15-21 session. Gold rose as high as US$630 per oz. during the period, ahead of Iran’s declarati…
Suppliers News (August 28, 2006)
Genivar signs engineering deal to reopen Caribou…
Gold jewelry demand down, investment demand up in Q2
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High hopes for Hollister
Vancouver — An updated preliminary assessment of Great Basin Gold (GBG-T, GBN-X) and Hecla Mining’s (HL-N) proposed underground gold mine at the Hollister Development Block project in north-central N…
Royalties gets revised feasibility numbers (August 28, 2006)
The Raglan South project of Canadian Royalties (CZZ-T, CRYAF-O) appears to have better economics than a recent scoping study showed, following a review of the operating costs in the study’s financial…
Val d’Or booming again
Miners, geologists and mining engineers are well acquainted with the benefits of life in the small, remote towns that dot rural Canada and the U.S.: the close-knit communities; low housing and land co…
Tahera’s Jericho mine brings some sparkle to Nunavut
Jericho mine, Nunavut — It may be a small beginning, but it is certainly an auspicious one. Toronto-based Tahera Diamond (TAH-T, TAHEF-O) recently celebrated the official opening of its Jericho diamo…
Lending Rates (August 28, 2006)
| as of 4 pm ET, Aug. 21, 2006 | (%) | |||||||||||
| Bank of Canada | 4.50 | |||||||||||
| Target overnight rate | 4.25 | |||||||||||
| Canadian Prime | 6.00
International Quotes (August 28, 2006)
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