WSR drilling hits promising hole
VANCOUVER — WSR Gold (WSR-V, WSROF-O) got a healthy boost following news that the sixth drill hole into its Ring of Fire joint venture, in the James Bay lowlands, hit a significant width of volcanic-…
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Blockade ends at Minefinders’ Dolores project in Mexico
Two years ago, Minefinders Corp. (MFL-T, MFN-X) negotiated an agreement with the local Ejido community in which both parties agreed to work co-operatively in the development and operations of the comp…
PEOPLE (June 16, 2008)
Aquiline Resources — Ken Thomas appointed a director.
CNQ TRADING — JUNE 3-9, 2008
(100s) WEEK 12-MONTH STOCK TICKER VOLUME HIGH LOW LAST CHANGE HIGH LOW CIC Mining CICR 3400 0.08 0.04 0.05 0.00 0.08 0.04 Colt Capital COLT 400 0.25 0.25 0.25 0.00 0.50 …
TORONTO STOCK EXCHANGE JUNE 3-9
While the TSX Composite Index managed to gain 146.58 points for the June 3-9 trading period, things were looking less rosy by the end of the week. The Bank of Canada — widely anticipated to announce …
TSX VENTURE EXCHANGE JUNE 3-9
The S&P-TSX Venture Composite Index managed a small gain over the June 3-9 trading session, inching up 15.42 points to close at 2,667.31. Trading was strong, with daily volume averaging 101.9 mill…
LME WAREHOUSE LEVELS (June 16, 2008)
Metal stocks (in tonnes) held in London Metal Exchange warehouses at opening, June 10, 2008 (change from June 3 in brackets):
Copper supply to remain tight to 2010: Citigroup
Copper prices are often viewed as a barometer for many other base metals and — if current indications are any guide — there’s nowhere to go, it seems, but up.
Firestone hits high-grade in Torlon Hill drilling
VANCOUVER — Firestone Ventures (FV-V, FSVEF-O) has been pulling some high-grade zinc-lead-silver core out of the ground at its Torlon Hill project in western Guatemala.
TSX SHORT POSITIONS (June 16, 2008)
Short positions outstanding at May 31/08 (with changes from May 15/08).
LENDING RATES (June 16, 2008)
as of 9 a. m. ET, June 10, 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 …
SPOT PRICES (June 16, 2008)
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