Aquiline logs positive scoping study from Navidad
Vancouver — Aquiline Resources (AQI-T, AQLNF-o) has tabled a positive scoping study looking at developing one zone of the Navidad silver project in Chubut province, Argentina.
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ATW hits VG in new Burnakura gold zone
Vancouver — Visible gold has been found in high-grade inter- sections at ATW Venture’s (ATW-V, ATWVF-o) Burnakura project in Western Australia.
Petra Diamonds sells Calibrated Diamonds to Gem
Africa-focused Petra Diamonds (PDMDF-O, PDL-l) has sold Calibrated Diamonds Investment Holdings to Gem Diamonds (GEMD-l) for US$5.9 million.
Can China help bail out the global economy? (October 20, 2008)
If you think China’s super-hot economy and the astounding growth rates it has posted over the last decade will help buffet the rest of the world from the economic meltdown, you might want to think aga…
Dissident shareholder looks to topple Noront board (October 20, 2008)
Charging that current management has “squandered” Noront Resources’ (NOT-V, NOSOF-o) first-mover advantage in the “Ring of Fire” area it discovered last year, shareholder Rosseau Asset Management is l…
‘Brutal’ time to be a junior
Junior companies are cutting back on everything from salaries to exploration programs to make sure they’re still standing when the smoke clears from the current financial crisis.
Pampa de Pongo packs punch for Cardero (October 20, 2008)
Vancouver–Southern Peru’s arid coastal region, directly across the pond from resource hungry countries in Asia, is flexing its iron-rich muscles for Cardero Resource (CDU-T, CDY-x).
DAILY METAL PRICES (October 20, 2008)
Date Oct. 13 Oct. 10 Oct. 9 Oct. 8 Oct. 7 BASE METALS (London Metal Exchange — Midday official cash/3-month prices, US$ per tonne) Al Alloy 1800/1810 1795/1845 1820.50/1880 1870/1920 1870/1…
NORTH AMERICAN STOCK EXCHANGE INDICES (October 20, 2008)
52-week Date Oct. 13 Oct. 10 Oct. 9 Oct. 8 Oct. 7 High Low S&P/TSX-Ven Comp Holiday 975.81 1041.67 1056.39 1094.46 3192.55 946.42 TSX Composite Holiday 9065.16 9600.18 10056….
Minova diversifies with European acquisitions
Global rock-bolting and sealant company Minova International, the ground control division of Orica (ORI-A, OCLDF-o) has acquired two European bolt manufacturers, making it one of the world’s largest s…
U. S. MARKETS – OCT 7-13
“Volatile” would be an understatement to describe the Oct 7-13 trading session. Early in the period, U. S. markets continued their steep falls from the previous week. Finance ministers from the G-7 in…
TSX VENTURE EXCHANGE – OCT 7-11
The S&P-TSX Venture Composite Index followed every other stock market in the world over the Oct. 7-10 trading period, falling dramatically. Over the week shortened by Thanksgiving, the junior boar…