Producer And Dealer Prices (December 08, 2008)
Antimony: Mid-mkt US$5,700 /t.
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
On The Greenback, Gold And Global Growth
Global economic growth will be weak next year and commodity prices will remain under severe pressure. The consensus among many in the mining industry seems to be that metal prices won’t recover until …
Diamonds In For A Rough Ride, But Future’s Still Brilliant
Saskatoon, Sask. — As diamond producers and explorers alike consider the global financial situation, they know they are in for a rough ride. However, even before the financial crisis hit, most in the…
Daily Metal Prices (December 08, 2008)
Date Dec. 1 Nov. 28 Nov. 27 Nov. 26 Nov. 25 BASE METALS (London Metal Exchange — Midday official cash/3-month prices, US$ per tonne) Al Alloy 1280/1340 1285/1330 1300.50/1331 1310/1351 1301…
North American Stock Exchange Indices (December 08, 2008)
52-week Date Nov. 24 Nov. 21 Nov. 20 Nov. 19 Nov. 18 High Low S&P/TSX-Ven Comp 739.12 766.35 748.23 731.39 719.96 2886.39 685.07 TSX Composite 8406.21 9270.62 8753.77 8643.52…
Tsx Venture Short Positions (December 08, 2008)
Short positions outstanding at Nov. 15/08 (with changes from Oct. 31/08).
Canadian Gold Mutual Funds (December 08, 2008)
Featured Fund: Altamira precious & Strategic Metals, as of 07/31/08 (in weighted order): Goldcorp, Barrick Gold, Kinross Gold, Agnico-Eagle Mines, Yamana Gold, Franco-Nevada, Newmont Mining, Compa…
Katanga Halts Cobalt Production In DRC
Katanga Mining (KAT-T, KATFF-o) has stopped producing cobalt at two connected projects in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) because of falling prices for the metal.
Tin Is In: VM Group
With metal prices dropping like ducks in hunting season, the price of tin has remained surprisingly resilient — tumbling just 17.5% from the start of the year compared with nickel (55.8%), zinc (51.5…
Tsx Short Positions (December 08, 2008)
Short positions outstanding at Nov. 15/08 (with changes from Oct. 31/08).
Exchange Rates (December 08, 2008)
CANADIAN/U. S. EXCHANGE (Bank of Canada noon rate) Date Dec. 1 Nov. 28 Nov. 27 Nov. 26 Nov. 25 US$ in C$ 1.2377 1.2372 1.2329 1.2342 1.2209 C$ in US$ 0.8080 0.8083 0.8111 0.8102 0….
People (December 08, 2008)
Apoquindo Minerals — Francisco Calaf appointed operations manager for the Apoquindo copper oxide project in Chile.