Xstrata signals faith in platinum
Xstrata (XSRAF-O, XTA-L) has signaled its faith in the platinum market by making a $10 billion pitch for London-bas…
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Yankee Hat forms tungsten JV with Japanese group (August 06, 2008)
Restrictions on tungsten exports from China have caused resource-poor Japan to look to the Yukon and Northwest Terr…
Goldsource still in coal, share price slides
Vancouver Goldsource Mines (GXS-V) is back into thick coal intercepts at its Border property near Hudson Bay, Sas…
Carpathian can’t get lift from wide intersects
The latest drill results from Romania, while strong, weren’t enough to lift Carpathian Gold (CPN-T) out of the summ…
Probe shares down on McFauld’s west results
Probe Mines (PRB-V) shares plunged 47% today after the company reported that drill results from its McFauld’s West …
NEW HORIZONS (August 04, 2008)
The Canadian Exploration Geophysical Society (KEGS) has awarded 21 scholarships worth a total of $15,000 to undergraduate and graduate students in geophysics.
TORONTO STOCK EXCHANGE JULY 22-28
The TSX was down during the July 22-28 trading session, with the S&P-TSX Composite Index sliding 385 points, or 2.8%, to 13,304. Mining stocks did not fare any better, with the Capped Metals and M…
TSX VENTURE EXCHANGE JULY 22-28
Not much changed on the S&P-TSX Venture Composite Index during the July 22-28 trading session; the index shed 101 points to close at 2,186.5, average trading volumes puttered along at 62 million t…
LME WAREHOUSE LEVELS (August 04, 2008)
Metal stocks (in tonnes) held in London Metal Exchange warehouses at opening, July 29, 2008 (change from July 22 in brackets):
Vale launches recruiting initiative
Brazilian mining giant Vale (RIO-N) has announced two new training programs to bolster its ranks and give recently graduated mining students experience on the world stage.
PRODUCER AND DEALER PRICES (August 04, 2008)
Antimony: Mid-mkt US$6,300.00/t.
DAILY METAL PRICES (August 04, 2008)
Date July 28 July 25 July 24 July 23 July 22 BASE METALS (London Metal Exchange — Midday official cash/3-month prices, US$ per tonne) Al Alloy 2562/2600 2470/2580 2561/2600 2565/2615 2600/2…