TSX VENTURE EXCHANGE -MARCH 16-22
The S&P/TSX Venture composite index lost ground four of five days over March 16-22 to end the week down 6.92 points at 1554.59. Daily trading volumes remained strong over the week, averaging 116 m…
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
U.S. MARKETS -MARCH 16-22
The Dow Jones industrial average edged up 99.91 points or 0.94% to finish the March 16-22 reporting period at 10,785.89, while the S&P 500 index advanced 6.36 points or 0.55% to 1,165.81. The Nasd…
SPOT PRICES (March 29, 2010)
COURTESY OF SCOTIABANK
PRODUCER AND DEALER PRICES (March 29, 2010)
Antimony: Mid-mkt US$5750.00/t.
NORTH AMERICAN STOCK EXCHANGE INDICES (March 29, 2010)
52-week Date Mar. 22 Mar. 19 Mar. 18 Mar. 17 Mar. 16 High Low S&P/TSX-Ven Comp 1554.59 1564.06 1574.86 1577.78 1578.53 1628.72 901.80 TSX Composite 11967.17 11947.98 12040.01 12100.66 12089.40…
TSX SHORT POSITIONS (March 29, 2010)
Short positions outstanding at Mar. 15/10 (with changes from Feb. 28/10).
DIVIDENDS (March 29, 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.
Oilsands Quest turns to SAGD (March 29, 2010)
When Oilsands Quest (BQI-X) started drilling at its Axe Lake project in Saskatchewan in 2006, there was a much uncertainty in the industry about whether the oilsands of northern Alberta continued to the east.”A lot of people in the industry…
Technical Analysis Report: Oilsands plays
Despite the recent ill wishes from the World Wildlife Fund and Canadian actress Neve Campbell, the development of Alberta’s oilsands continues unabated.While a WWF report and a new documentary narrated by Campbell simultaneously unleashed…
China’s toehold in the oilsands may become a larger footprint (March 29, 2010)
Last September, China made its biggest jump into Canada’s oilsands with PetroChina (PTR-N) slapping down $1.9 billion for a 60% stake in two undeveloped projects near Fort McMurray in northern Alberta owned by privately held Athabasca Oil Sands…
UTS: a rare breed on the oilsands (March 29, 2010)
UTS Energy (UTS-T) has established itself as a rarity amongst oilsands juniors.After warding off a hostile takeover bid from Paris-based oil giant Total (TOT-N) last year, the Calgary-based company now holds key positions in three significant…
SAGD projects graded on environmental impact
VANCOUVER — Oilsands companies in Alberta using in situ, steam-assisted gravity drainage (SAGD) extraction techniques on deposits too deep to mine will no doubt end up doing less environmental damage than comparable open-pit oilsands…