LENDING RATES (March 31, 2008)
as of 9 a. m. ET, March 25, 2008 (%) Bank of Canada 3.75 Target overnight rate 3.50 Canadian Prime 5.25 U. S. Discount Primary 2.50 U. S. Fed Funds…
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INTERNATIONAL QUOTES (March 31, 2008)
Australia (A$) March 24 March 17 Change Bendigo Mining 0.31 0.32 -0.01 Centamin Egypt 1.48 1.61 -0.13 Kingsgate Cons. 4.29 4.00 0.29 Lion Selection Ltd 1.57 1.32 0.25 Newcrest Mining…
NEW 52-WEEK HIGHS AND LOWS —
MARCH 18-24, 2008
Study shows Pumpkin Hollow economic
A preliminary economic assessment of Nevada Copper’s (NCU-T) 100%-owned Pumpkin Hollow copper property southeast of Reno, in Nevada, predicts an internal rate of return of between 20.5% and 29.3%, the…
Gold potential grows at Oromin’s Sabodala
VANCOUVER — A rapid-fire drill campaign at Oromin Explorations’ (OLE-V, OLEPF-O) Sabodala project in Senegal continues to produce well-mineralized gold intercepts in advance of a resource estimate du…
PRODUCER AND DEALER PRICES (March 31, 2008)
Antimony: Mid-mkt US$5,800/t. Bismuth: Mid-mkt US$16.25/lb. Cadmium: Mid-mkt US$4.05/lb. Coal:EIA Central Appalachian thermal, US$84.35/T; Powder River Basin thermal, US$14.20/T; Northern Appalachian, US$80.00; US EIA Sept. metallurgical, US$104.80/t. NYMEX Powder River…
DAILY METAL PRICES (March 31, 2008)
Date March 24 March 21 March 20 March 19 March 18 BASE METALS (London Metal Exchange — Midday official cash/3-month prices, US$ per tonne) Al Alloy Holiday Holiday 2610/2650 2630/2651…
Starfield likes Ferguson Lake economics
The Ferguson Lake base metals project, in Nunavut, will likely post an internal rate of return of 27% based on current nickel and copper prices, Starfield Resources (SRU-T, SRFDF-O) says.
METALS, MINING AND MONEY MARKETS (March 31, 2008)
SPOT PRICES COURTESY OF SCOTIABANK Tuesday, March 24, 2008 Precious Metals Price (US$/oz.) Change Gold $930.65 -75.10 Silver $17.58 -2.81 Platinum $1918.00 -76.00 Palladium $440.00 -37.00 Base Metals Price (US$/lb.)…
Luna hits Aurizona gold
Assay results from Luna Gold’s (LGC-V, LGCU-O)Tatajuba satellite deposit, in the Aurizona gold camp of northeastern Brazil, suggest the region’s potential has been underestimated in the past, the comp…
Geologix cuts strong grades at San Agustin
VANCOUVER — The polymetallic San Agustin deposit in Durango, Mexico, continues to demonstrate its growth potential for Geologix Explorations (GIX-V, GXEXF-O) in advance of a resource estimate due out…
China’s Tibet policies back on the front burner
The holiday-shortened week ended March 22, the twelfth trading week of 2008, was a time for most market participants to catch their collective breath after the tumultuous gyrations in the world’s stoc…