Zinifex shaves Wolfden bid
The bid for Wolfden Resources (WLF-T, WLFFF-O) by Australian zinc producer Zinifex (ZFEXF-O, ZFX-A) will see an extended exclusive negotiation period, following discussions between the two companies.
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PDAC sends Bill Dennis award to The Rock
Allan Keats was careful to thank those who matter most when he took the podium as a representative of Newfoundland and Labrador’s Keats-Stares clan, and winner of the Bill Dennis Prospector of the Yea…
Trigon to acquire six Utah uranium mines (March 19, 2007)
Vancouver — Broadening its foray into the uranium field, the recently renamed Trigon Uranium (TEL-V, TELWF-O) is moving to grab six past-producing uranium mines in the White Canyon mining district of…
Murgor sizes up Hudvam, Fon
Montreal-based Murgor Resources (MUG-V, MUGRF-O) has received preliminary resource figures for the Hudvam and Fon massive-sulphide deposits near Flin Flon, Man., from its consultants.
Spot Prices Courtesy Of Scotiabank Tuesday, March 12, 2007
Precious Metals Price (US$/oz.) Change Gold $650.50 +5.90 Silver $12.92 -0.02 Platinum $1207.00 +18.00 Palladium $351.00 +7.00 Base Metals Price (US$/lb.) Change Nickel $21.13 +1.87 Lead $0.85 +0.02 Copper $2.80…
TSX Venture Exchange March 6-12
Demonstrating some resilience to the recent Asian stock market flu, the S&P-TSX Venture Composite Index gained back more than half the ground lost the previous week over the March 6-12 trading ses…
LME Warehouse Levels (March 19, 2007)
Metal stocks (in tonnes) held in London Metal Exchange warehouses at opening, March 12, 2007 (change from March 5 in brackets):
Aurogin, Morgain to merge
Two Latin American-focused Canadian gold juniors, Aurogin Resources (AUQ-V, AROG-O) and Morgain Minerals (MGM-V, MGIMF-O), are teaming up via a friendly “merger of equals.”
Lending Rates (March 19, 2007)
as of 9 a.m. ET, Mar. 13, 2007 (%) Bank of Canada 4.50 Target overnight rate 4.25 Canadian Prime 6.00 U.S. Discount Primary 6.25 U.S. Fed Funds market rate 5.25…
BID-ASK — March 6-12, 2007
STOCK EXC BID ASK LAST HIGH LO AfriOre Ltd T 8.72 8.75 8.72 8.80 0.001 Agau Res V 0.40 0.445 0.50 0.66 0.30 American G Cap V 2.70 2.72 2.72…
Facts ‘N’ Figures: Chile loses top ranking in Fraser Institute survey
Vancouver — Mining executives say Manitoba and Alberta have the best policy environments in the world for mining investment, and no longer consider Chile to be among the world’s top 10 jurisdictions …
New Horizons: By the book
The Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) has published Sustainable Development and Corporate Social Responsibility: Tools, codes and standards for the mineral exploration industry.