AMEC snaps up contract for feasibility study at Kitsault
U.K.-based consultants AMEC (AMEC-L) have been pegged by Avanti Mining (AVT-V) to prepare a feasibility study for the Kitsault molybdenum mine in northern British Columbia.
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ATCO stocks up on camp gear in Timmins
Mining infrastructure company ATCO Structures & Logistics (ASL) is set to acquire the assets of Timmins, Ont.-based Woodgreen Homes & Trailer Sales.
Komatsu-Cummins fires up its 500,000th engine
The Komatsu-Cummins Engine Company (KCEC) recently has announced the production of its 500,000th engine at its plant in Oyama, Japan.
First Uranium raising $150M in convertible notes (April 05, 2010)
First Uranium (FIU-T) is on its way to raising some desperately needed capital that will allow it to build a third gold plant for its Mine Waste Solutions project 160 km north of Johannesburg, South A…
PEOPLE (April 05, 2010)
Allied Gold– Terence Harvey appointed an independent non-executive director.
TORONTO STOCK EXCHANGE -March 23-29
While a significant number of investors are optimistic that the worst is behind them, and a weak U.S. dollar is helping prop up prices in the commodities sector, Toronto’s resource-heavy TSX composite…
TSX VENTURE EXCHANGE -March 23-29
After a week of losses, the S&P/ TSX Venture composite index resumed its gradual increase over the March 23-29 week, adding 17.64 points to close at 1572.23. Daily trading volumes were strong, ave…
CANADIAN GOLD MUTUAL FUNDS (April 05, 2010)
Featured Fund: AGF Precious Metals (US$) as of 08/31/09 (in weighted order): Goldcorp, Kinross Gold, Iamgold, Central Fund of Canada, Agnico-Eagle Mines, Inmet Mining, Eldorado Gold, Randgold, Osisko …
NORTH AMERICAN STOCK EXCHANGE INDICES (April 05, 2010)
52-week Date Mar. 29 Mar. 26 Mar. 25 Mar. 24 Mar. 23 High Low S&P/TSX-Ven Comp 1572.33 1559.78 1550.56 1551.42 1561.36 1628.72 941.10 TSX Composite 12029.72 11957.37 11958.11 11962.97 12044.54…
DIVIDENDS (April 05, 2010)
Note:Cameco is increasing its annual div to 28 cents per sahre from 26 cents. Alcoa pays qrtly div of US93 cents on cultv prf stk on April 1, close March 12. Merrex Gold shareholders will receive div …
EXCHANGE RATES (April 05, 2010)
CANADIAN/U. S. EXCHANGE (Bank of Canada noon rate) Date Mar. 29 Mar. 26 Mar. 25 Mar. 24 Mar. 23 US$ in C$ 1.0203 1.0285 1.0188 1.0267 1.0178 C$ in US$ 0.9801 0.9727 0.9815 0.9740 0…
Quadra to hook up with FNX
Only weeks after copper producer Quadra Mining (QUA-T, QADMF-O) struck a US$900-million joint-venture deal with China’s State Grid International Development, a subsidiary of State Grid Corp. of China,…