LENDING RATES (September 15, 2008)
as of 9 a. m. ET, Sept. 9, 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 …
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
Intrepid Mines brings on Penta at Casposo
Intrepid Mines (IAU-T, IAU-A) is advancing its Casposo gold-silver project in Argentina by hiring local engineering firm Ingenieria Penta Sur S. A. Argentina.
China reaches out
Some highlights of recent mining acquisitions by Chinese companies include:
Tri-Venture dismantles Golden Giant mill
With reclamation under way by Fortune Minerals (FT-T, FTMDF-O) at the Golden Giant mine in Ontario’s Hemlo gold camp, the company has contracted Tri-Venture FE&C to dismantle, demolish and help sa…
EXCHANGE RATES (September 15, 2008)
CANADIAN/U. S. EXCHANGE (Bank of Canada noon rate)
DIVIDENDS (September 15, 2008)
Note: Vale will pay $0.52* on common and pr sh in two instlmnts on Apr 30 and Oct 31. Alcoa will pay its quarterly div of US$0.9375 for US$3.75 cmltv…
PRODUCER AND DEALER PRICES (September 15, 2008)
Antimony: Mid-mkt US$6,466.00/t.
Castle Gold hikes El Castillo resource (September 15, 2008)
Using a higher gold price of US$625 per oz., Castle Gold (CSG-V, CSGLF-O) has increased resources at its El Castillo heap-leach open-pit mine in Durango state, Mexico, by 16% and boosted reserves by 5…
NovaGold sells Ambler, mulls further sales
Now that troubled NovaGold Resources (NG-T, NG-X) has found a buyer for the last of its non-core assets, the company says it will consider selling any of its flagship projects in northwestern British …
Editorial: Hedge funds humbled
The past half year of plummeting commodity prices took its toll on two big-name commodity funds during the week ended Sept. 6, the 36th trading week of 2008.
South Africa could restrict uranium exports
South Africa may soon limit uranium exports to ensure the country will be able to satisfy its own demand for the radioactive metal.
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