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News May 8, 2006

Feds extend ITCE program

In its first budget, Canada’s Conservative government announced that it will re-introduce the Investment Tax Credit for Exploration (ITCE) — commonly known as the “super” flow-through share program -…

News May 8, 2006

OURD more than power utilities

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News May 8, 2006

Canadian Gold Mutual Funds (May 08, 2006)

Fund name

May 1($)

Apr 24($)

Change($)

Change(%)

YTD(%)

MER*(%)

Assets*(M$)

AGF Pr Mtl

24.51

23…

News May 8, 2006

Lending Rates (May 08, 2006)

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News May 8, 2006

New Cantech tables Lucky Ship moly resource (May 08, 2006)

Vancouver — A mineral resource estimate is now in hand for New Cantech Ventures’ (NCV-V, NCTVF-O) Lucky Ship molybdenum deposit, located 65 km southwest of Houston, in west-central British Columbia….

Stock Markets/Investing May 8, 2006

Toronto Stock Exchange April 25-May 1

The S&P-TSX Composite Index fell 107.67 points to close the April 25-May 1 report period at 12,234.56. Bank of Canada head David Dodge hinted at further modest interest rate hikes, which helped pu…

A view of the Corani main zone in the high Andes of southern Peru. JIM DARTNELL

News May 8, 2006

Bear Creek expands Corani pawprint

Results are in hand for another 26 holes at Bear Creek Mining’s (BCM-V, BCEKF-O) Corani silver project, situated high in the Andes of southern Peru, and the potential for expansion of the 250-million-…

Stock Markets/Investing May 8, 2006

U.S. Markets April 25-May 1

Robust prices for most metals and commodities gave a boost to gold and copper companies on U.S. markets over the report period April 25-May 1, but coal companies didn’t fare as well, with price contra…

Stock Markets/Investing May 8, 2006

TSX Venture Exchange April 25-May 1

Continued strength in metals and energy prices further buoyed the S&P-TSX Venture Composite Index to a closing high of 3,129.99 over the April 25-May 1 session, up 34.14 points, or 1.1%. Average d…

News May 8, 2006

LME Warehouse Levels (May 08, 2006)

Metal stocks (in tonnes) held in London Metal Exchange warehouses at opening, May 1, 2006 (change from April 24 in brackets):…

In February 2005, Anvil Mining president William Turner poses with artisanal cobalt miners at a site a few kilometres outside the town of Mutoshi where the company operates the Kulu copper mine. Local protesters recently killed two of Anvil's staff at Kulu following the death of local artisanal miner, 30-year-old Kayembe Mukoj, allegedly at the hands of Anvil security personnel.BY THE NORTHERN MINER

News May 8, 2006

Bloodshed in the Congo

At least two people are dead following protests at Anvil Mining’s (AVM-T, AVLMF-O, AVM-A) Kulu copper mine in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)….

News May 8, 2006

Midway tables preliminary Spring Valley number (May 08, 2006)

AMEC E&C Services has pinned down a preliminary resource estimate for Midway Gold’s (MDW-V, MDWGF-O) developing Spring Valley project, in Pershing Cty., Nev….