Silver Wheaton to pay US$625M for Barrick silver stream
Vancouver – Having worked out another major silver stream contract, this time with Barrick Gold (ABX-T, ABX-N)…
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Xstrata Copper feels pinch from Vale Inco nickel strike
While the masses have gone back to work and school after Labour Day, the last long weekend of summer will stre…
Esperanza Silver completes initial economic assessment of Cerro Jumil
Esperanza Silver’s (EPZ-V, ESPZF-O) 100%-owned Cerro Jumil project, an advanced open-pit heap-leach gold proje…
Investors anticipate Xstrata to make another run at Lonmin
Xstrata (XSRAF-O, XTA-L) could be gearing up for another run at the world’s third largest platinum producer Lo…
Short Position Report (September 08, 2009)
TSX Short PositionsShort positions outstanding at Aug. 31/…
Nanjinzhao’s Payment For Cardero’s Pampa De Pongo Delayed, Again
VANCOUVER — Nanjinzhao has missed an Aug. 19 deadline to show Cardero Resources (CDU-T, CDY-X) a bank guarantee for the US$88-million balance of its US$100-million purchase of the Pampa de Pongo iron…
Canadian Royalties Rejects Jien’s Hostile Bid
Canadian Royalties (CZZ-T, CRYAF-O), operator of the delayed Nunavik nickel project in northern Quebec, has told its share and debenture holders to reject a hostile takeover offer by Jien Canada Minin…
M&A Gets Nasty As Metals Rebound
One sign metal prices are firmly rebounding has been the resurgence in boardroom battles and hostile takeovers, and their increasingly belligerent tones.
Letter to the Editor: Groia, MacNeil Wrong To Blame Labs In Fraud Cases
In their commentary “NI 43-101 gives false sense of security” ( T. N. M., Aug. 31-Sept. 6/09), Joseph Groia and James MacNeil make a number of comments and conclusions about the sources of fraud in th…
U.S. Markets Aug. 25-31
After a dramatic run-up in the three major U. S. stock indexes since early March, equities seemed to lose a little steam during the Aug. 25-31 reporting period. The S&P 500 index fell 0.72% or 7.3…
Canadian Gold Mutual Funds (September 07, 2009)
*as of June 30/09
Exchange Rates (September 07, 2009)
CANADIAN/U. S. EXCHANGE (Bank of Canada noon rate) Date Aug. 31 Aug. 28 Aug. 27 Aug. 26 Aug. 25 US$ in C$ 1.0967 1.0879 1.0960 1.0991 1.0782 C$ in US$ 0.9118 0.9192 0.9124 0.9098 0…