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.
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
COMMENTARY: Modernizing Ontario’s Mining Act
–The following are exerpts from a discussion paper on revisions to the province’s mining legislation, called Modernizing Ontario’s Mining Act, produced by the government of Ontario. The report, publi…
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.
PEOPLE (August 18, 2008)
African Aura Resources — Ajay Gupta appointed CFO; Maz Mannan has resigned as CFO.
TSX SHORT POSITIONS (August 18, 2008)
Short positions outstanding at July 31/08 (with changes from July 15/08).
DIVIDENDS (August 18, 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$3.75 cmltv pr sh on Oct 1, rec Sept 12. Newmont Canada will p…
INTERNATIONAL QUOTES (August 18, 2008)
Australia (A$) Aug 12 Aug 5 Change Bendigo Mining 0.18 0.20 -0.02 Kingsgate Cons. 4.80 5.60 -0.80 Lion Selection Ltd 1.58 1.50 0.08 Newcrest Mining 23.49 26.31 -2.82 …
Promontorio drilling delivers for Kootenay Gold
VANCOUVER — Continued good news out of the Promontorio silver-gold- lead-zinc project in Sonora, Mexico, once again buoyed Kootenay Gold’s (KTN-V, KOOYF-O) share price in a lagging market.