LME Warehouse Levels (March 08, 2010)
Metal stocks (in tonnes) held in London Metal Exchange warehouses at opening, March 2, 2010 (change from Feb. 23 in brackets):
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Producer And Dealer Prices (March 08, 2010)
Antimony: Mid-mkt US$5,750.00/t.
Daily Metal Prices (March 08, 2010)
Date Mar. 1 Feb. 26 Feb. 25 Feb. 24 Feb. 23 BASE METALS (London Metal Exchange — Midday official cash/3-month prices, US$ per tonne) Al Alloy 1945/1980 1935/1960 1930/1960 1921/1960 1940/19…
Canadian Gold Mutual Funds (March 08, 2010)
*as of Dec. 31/09
North American Stock Exchange Indices (March 08, 2010)
52-week Date Mar. 1 Feb. 26 Feb. 25 Feb. 24 Feb. 23 High Low S&P/TSX-Ven Comp 1537.61 1531.19 1517.94 1519.41 1519.99 1628.72 809.03 TSX Composite 11728.06 11629.63 11631.44 …
White Gold District Lures Juniors
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Diversity Sees Saskatchewan Through The Doldrums
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