Coro moves ahead despite anti-acid law
VANCOUVER — Coro Mining (COP-T, CROJF-O) is not letting a law banning the use of sulphuric acid impede progress at its San Jorge copper-gold project, in Argentina.
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Canadian Royalties signs IBA with Nunavik Inuit
Canadian Royalties (CZZ-T, CRYAF-O) is one step closer to development at its Nunavik Nickel project in Northern Quebec, now that it’s signed an impact and benefits agreement with three communities and…
Junior miners: get ’em while they’re hot
Despite a broadly declining market, the week ended April 26, the 17th trading week of 2008, proved to be a mergers-and-acquisitions extravaganza in the junior mining sector.
Nautilus gets developer for Solwara 1
Seafloor exploration-focused Nautilus Minerals( NUS-T)has awarded a contract to Technip USA Inc. to develop its deep sea Solwara 1 project, situated in the territorial waters of Papua New Guinea in th…
Xstrata gets Siemens technology in South America
Australia-headquartered Xstrata Copper, a commodity business unit of Xstrata (XTA-L) has commissioned electrical manufacturer and supplier, Siemens to supply electrical equipment for an undisclosed co…
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.
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…
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 …
SPOT PRICES (May 05, 2008)
COURTESY OF SCOTIABANK
PRODUCER AND DEALER PRICES (May 05, 2008)
Antimony: Mid-mkt US$5,950/t.