More gold for Aquila
Aquila Resources (AQA-T) got a slight lift from drills testing a porphyry deposit at its Back Forty project in Mich…
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Liberty plans scoping study for Hart
Liberty Mines( LBE-T) has released its first resource estimate for its Hart nickel project, near Timmins, Ont.
NORTH AMERICAN STOCK EXCHANGE INDICES (August 18, 2008)
52-week Date Aug. 11 Aug. 8 Aug. 7 Aug. 6 Aug. 5 High Low S&P/TSX-Ven Comp 2015.35 2091.47 2130.19 2148.46 2142.44 3192.55 2013.80 TSX Composite 13203.19 13341.74 13385.17 13…
TSX VENTURE SHORT POSITIONS (August 18, 2008)
Short positions outstanding at July 31/08 (with changes from July 15/08).
Xstrata eyes Lonmin’s platinum
Xstrata (XSRAF-O, XTA-L) wants to widen its reach in its efforts to become the world’s pre-eminent diversified miner.
DAILY METAL PRICES (August 18, 2008)
Date Aug. 11 Aug. 8 Aug. 7 Aug. 6 Aug. 5 BASE METALS (London Metal Exchange — Midday official cash/3-month prices, US$ per tonne) Al Alloy 2495/2530 2471/2520 2475/2535 2480/2530 2500/2520 …
Hathor continues to hum (August 18, 2008)
Hathor Exploration (HAT-V)wants to attract major interest in its Midwest NorthEast project in the Athabasca basin, and with its latest drill holes it continues to do just that.
CANADIAN GOLD MUTUAL FUNDS (August 18, 2008)
as of Aug. 11/08
EXCHANGE RATES (August 18, 2008)
CANADIAN/U. S. EXCHANGE (Bank of Canada noon rate) Date Aug. 11 Aug. 8 Aug. 7 Aug. 6 Aug. 5 US$ in C$ 1.0676 1.0678 1.0511 1.0470 1.0426 C$ in US$ 0.9367 0.9365 0.9514 0.9551 0.959…
LENDING RATES (August 18, 2008)
as of 9 a. m. ET, Aug 12, 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 5…
BID-ASK — AUGUST 5-11, 2008
12-MONTH 12-MONTH STOCK EXC BID ASK LAST HIGH LO STOCK EXC BID ASK LAST HIGH LO Absolut Res V 0.80 0.98 0.98 1.30 0.001 Lakewood Mng V 0.06 0.07 0.06 0.09 0.05 Acrex Vent…
B. C., Yukon helicopter crashes kill five
VANCOUVER–Two mining-related helicopter crashes have killed five people in less than a week in Western Canada.