LME WAREHOUSE LEVELS (November 17, 2008)
Metal stocks (in tonnes) held in London Metal Exchange warehouses at opening, Nov. 11, 2008 (change from Nov. 4 in brackets): Aluminium Alloy 87720 (40) Aluminium 1550025 ( 17500) Copper 2…
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SPOT PRICES (November 17, 2008)
Monday, Nov. 10, 2008 Precious Metals Price (US$/oz.) Change Gold $751.75 +17.75 Silver $10.31 +0.36 Platinum $875.00 +51.00 Palladium $228.00 +25.00 Base Metals Price (US$/lb.) Change…
PRODUCER AND DEALER PRICES (November 17, 2008)
Antimony: Mid-mkt US$6,216.66 /t.
Avanti puts US$424M price tag on Kitsault
Vancouver — To take a crack at reopening the Kitsault molybdenum mine, 140 km northwest of Prince Rupert, B. C., Avanti Mining (AVT-C, AVNMF-o) will have to shell out about US$424 million in capital …
DAILY METAL PRICES (November 17, 2008)
Date Nov. 10 Nov. 7 Nov. 6 Nov. 5 Nov. 4 BASE METALS (London Metal Exchange — Midday official cash/3-month prices, US$ per tonne) Al Alloy 1445/1490 1400.50/1460 1375/1421 1440/1490 1412/14…
NORTH AMERICAN STOCK EXCHANGE INDICES (November 17, 2008)
52-week Date Nov. 10 Nov. 7 Nov. 6 Nov. 5 Nov. 4 High Low S&P/TSX-Ven Comp 914.02 921.88 920.13 951.42 975.27 3048.54 800.57 TSX Composite 9688.80 9596.21 9555.41 9887.20 1…
TSX SHORT POSITIONS (November 17, 2008)
Short positions outstanding at Oct. 31/08 (with changes from Oct. 15/08).
Mining policy, Venezuelan style (November 17, 2008)
Falling oil prices and the global credit crisis are fuelling Venezuela’s descent towards the lowest rungs on the ladder of investor confidence.
Potash One looks at solution mining in Saskatchewan
Vancouver — On the heels of an oversubscribed $10.4-million financing, Potash One (KCL-T, KCLOF-o) is starting prefeasibility work on the Legacy potash project in Saskatchewan, where it hopes to soon…
China’s GDP growth slows to a simmer
As chief economist for non-Japan Asia at Credit Suisse First Boston in Hong Kong and a former senior regional economist and head of China research at Schroders Securities Asia, Dong Tao is probably on…
CANADIAN GOLD MUTUAL FUNDS (November 17, 2008)
as of Sept. 31/08
Thompson Creek boasts stellar Q3
A sudden drop in molybdenum demand over the last few weeks has prompted Thompson Creek Metals (TCM-T, TC-n) to batten down the hatches.