CANADIAN GOLD MUTUAL FUNDS (May 05, 2008)
as of Apr. 1/2008
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
LENDING RATES (May 05, 2008)
as of 9 a. m. ET, April 22, 2008 (%) Bank of Canada 3.75 Target overnight rate 3.00 Canadian Prime 5.25 U. S. Discount Primary 2.50 U. S. Fed Funds market rate 2.25 U. S. Prime …
EXCHANGE RATES (May 05, 2008)
CANADIAN/U. S. EXCHANGE (Bank of Canada noon rate) Date April 28 April 25 April 24 April 23 April 22 US$ in C$ 1.0160 1.0164 1.0132 1.0195 1.0033 C$ in US$ 0.9843 0.9839 0.9810 0.980…
Ban on BC uranium exploration now official (May 05, 2008)
VANCOUVER — Uranium exploration and development has been unofficially banned in the province of British Columbia for years but now the rule is official.
Citigroup forecasts strong moly prices until 2010 (May 05, 2008)
Molybdenum supply won’t catch up with demand until 2010 and rising oil prices will only heighten the metal’s value, according to a new report from Citi Investment Research, a division of Citigroup Glo…
Moly Mines awards construction contract to WorleyParsons
Moly Mines (MOL-T) has awarded the contract for the construction of its Spinifex Ridge molybdenum project to WorleyParsons.
Global Minerals defines Slovakian silver
VANCOUVER — Global Minerals (CTG-V, GMLFF-O) is hoping a resource estimate showing strong silver mineralization will give the company the support it needs to dewater and explore the flooded Strieborn…
U. S. MARKETS (May 05, 2008)
Stock markets in the U. S. were up during the April 22 -April 28 trading session, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average climbing 47 points, or 0.4%, to 12872; the Standard & Poor’s 500 index risin…
TORONTO STOCK EXCHANGE (May 05, 2008)
The TSX Composite Index finished the Apr. 22-28 period down 235.31 points at 14,085.85, with the key culprit being seen as investors taking profits from the recent big gains in stocks within the agric…
TSX VENTURE EXCHANGE (May 05, 2008)
VANCOUVER — The S&P-TSX Venture Composite Index lost ground over the April 22-28 trading session, closing down 76.65 points at 2483.17. Daily trading volumes were up slightly from the third week …
LME WAREHOUSE LEVELS (May 05, 2008)
Metal stocks (in tonnes) held in London Metal Exchange warehouses at opening, April 29, 2008 (change from April 22 in brackets):
PEOPLE (May 05, 2008)
Acero-Martin Exploration — John Romero appointed chief geologist for the company’s Pinaya project in Peru. Algoma Steel — Denis Turcotte has resigned as CEO. American Uranium — Harrison Barker and …