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DAILY METAL PRICES (November 24, 2008)

Date Nov. 17 Nov. 14 Nov. 13 Nov. 12 Nov. 11 BASE METALS (London Metal Exchange — Midday official cash/3-month prices, US$ per tonne) Al Alloy 1352/1415 1371/1420 1370/1411 1360/1400.50 141…



Tom Henricksen, Apoquindo Minerals' chief geologist, inspects clear signs of copper mineralization at Elenita.

Apoquindo copper chiefs see near-term production

SITE VISIT Antofagasta, Chile — The word apoquindo means “meeting of the chiefs.” It’s an appropriate name for a company chaired by the former head of the world’s biggest copper…


Colossus Minerals digs in at Serra Pelada

SITE VISIT Carajas, Brazil — Old photographs of the most spectacular gold rush in recent history show tens of thousands of artisanal miners called garimpeiros clawing away at the mud…


Drilling at Lundin Mining's Aljustrel zinc mine, in Portugal. Crumbling metals prices have forced the company to shut down the mine, with the price of zinc plunging by about 50% since its official reopening in May.

Lundin Sees One-Two Punch In Q3

Vancouver– Deteriorating metal prices have forced Lundin Mining (LUN-T, LMC-n) to put one mine on care and maintenance, consider closing another early, and shift production at a third to copper from …




CANADIAN GOLD MUTUAL FUNDS (November 24, 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…


U. S. MARKETS – NOVEMBER 11-17

Indexes were down across the board during the Nov. 11-17 trading session. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 5.1% or 420.38 points to 8,273.58, while the S&P 500 Index dropped 48.2 points, or 5…


TORONTO STOCK EXCHANGE – NOVEMBER 11-17

Global markets resumed their slide over the Nov. 11-17 trading session and the TSX was no exception. The TSX Composite Index fell roughly 107 points to 8,795.45 over a period that saw U. S. Treasury S…


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