Alexis extends Snow Lake gold mineralization
Alexis Minerals (AMC-T) has wasted no time kicking off a $5-million exploration program since acquiring the Sn…
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Queenston releases Upper Canada drill results
Vancouver – Apparently there is still gold waiting to be dug up around Kirkland Lake, Ontario. Queenston …
Silverjack shows polymetallic potential for Slam Exploration
Vancouver – A 20-hole drill program at the Silverjack project in New Brunswick has started to delineate a we…
Aurcana boosts Maravillas deposit resource by 47%
Vancouver-based junior Aurcana Corp. (AUN-V) has expanded the resource estimate at its Maravillas deposit in M…
NovaGold ends class action with $28-M settlement
NovaGold Resources (NG-T, NG-X) has agreed to a proposed $28-million settlement for a class action lawsuit tha…
Pan American Silver reports record financial results
It certainly wasn’t the case for a lot of mining companies, but 2009 proved to be a dazzling year for Pan Amer…
Iron ore prices to rise, BHP says, even as China curbs liquidity
BHP Billiton (BHP-N) chief Marius Kloppers told Australian Broadcasting Corp.’s Inside Business program in an …
TSX Short Positions (February 15, 2010)
Short positions outstanding at Jan. 31/10 (with changes from Jan. 15/10).
TSX Venture Short Positions (February 15, 2010)
Short positions outstanding at Jan. 31/10 (with changes from Jan. 15/10).
Dividends (February 15, 2010)
Note: Freeport McMoRan Copper & Gold will pay $0.60* div with the first payment of $0.15* paid on Feb. 1, 2010.Cameco is increasing its annual div to 28 cents per sahre from 26 cents. Alcoa pays q…
Lending Rates (February 15, 2010)
as of 9 a.m. ET. Feb. 9, 2009 (%) Bank of Canada 0.50 Target overnight rate 0.25 Canadian Prime 2.25 U.S. Discount Primary 0.50 U.S. Fed Funds market rate 0-0.25 U.S. Prime 3.2…
Exchange Rates (February 15, 2010)
CANADIAN/U. S. EXCHANGE (Bank of Canada noon rate) Date Feb. 8 Feb. 5 Feb. 4 Feb. 3 Feb. 2 US$ in C$ 1.0692 1.0721 1.0734 1.0609 1.0607 C$ in US$ 0.9353 0.9324 0.9316 0.9426 0.9428