TSX VENTURE EXCHANGE – SEPTEMBER 23-29
The first four days of the Sept. 23-29 trading session on the S&P-TSX Venture Exchange were relatively quiet. But then on another Monday that will long be remembered, the exchange dove 133.61 poin…
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Queenston tallies Upper Beaver resource
Queenston Mining (QMI-T, QNMNF-o) staked its claims in Canada’s second-largest gold camp early and often — a strategy that has given it the biggest land position in the Kirkland Lake district of nort…
LME WAREHOUSE LEVELS (October 06, 2008)
Metal stocks (in tonnes) held in London Metal Exchange warehousesat opening, Sept. 30, 2008 (change from Sept. 23 in brackets):
NORTH AMERICAN STOCK EXCHANGE INDICES (October 06, 2008)
52-week Date Sept. 29 Sept. 26 Sept. 25 Sept. 24 Sept. 23 High Low S&P/TSX-Ven Comp 1382.03 1515.64 1540.68 1550.64 1538.60 3192.55 1373.00 TSX Composite 11285.07 12126.00 1254…
TSX VENTURE SHORT POSITIONS (October 06, 2008)
Short positions outstanding at Sept 15/08 (with changes from Aug 31/08). Largest short positions Gold Wheaton GLW 1481912 273112 Westernzagros WZR 1124451 -7283 Raytec Metals RAY …
CANADIAN GOLD MUTUAL FUNDS (October 06, 2008)
Fund name Sept. 29 Sept. 21 Change Change YTD MER* Assets* ($) ($) ($) (%) (%) (%) (M$) AGF Pr Mtl 18.77 18.81 -0.04 -0.2 -34.26 2.60 540.4 Altamira Pr & Str Mtl 8.77 8.54 …
SPOT PRICES (October 06, 2008)
COURTESY OF SCOTIABANK
Rye Patch shares rise on Nevada high-grade
Shares of Rye Patch Gold (RPM-V, RPMG-o)shot up 128% on news that the company hit high-grade gold mineralization in drilling at its Lincoln Hill project, in Nevada.
Cashed-up Lake Shore speeds ahead at Timmins West (October 06, 2008)
With capital scarce and share prices in the dumps, many juniors are struggling to raise the money they need to advance their properties — no matter how promising they are.
San Gold lands $20M for exploration at Rice Lake
Vancouver — San Gold’s (SGR-V, SGRCF-o) coffers will get a healthy top-up with a $20-million bought-deal private placement.
LENDING RATES (October 06, 2008)
as of 9 a. m. ET, Sept. 30, 2008 (%) Bank of Canada 3.25 Target overnight rate 3.00 Canadian Prime 4.75 U. S. Discount Primary 2.25 U. S. Fed Funds market rate 2.00 U. S. Prime …
Gem Diamonds recovers 478-carat stone at Letseng
Vancouver — For the third time in as many years, Gem Diamonds (GEMD-l) has recovered a diamond from its Letseng mine, in Lesotho, big enough to take a place on the list of the 20 largest rough diamon…