Teck Cominco Mulling Options for Gold Assets
Vancouver — With about 50% of its exploration budget devoted to copper, Teck Cominco (TCK.B-T, TCK-N) is mulling over what to do with its gold operations, and will likely make a decision once its Pog…
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
Northern Peru Copper Gets Positive Prefeasibility for Galeno
Vancouver — A positive prefeasibility study for Northern Peru Copper’s (NOC-T, NPUCF-O) Galeno project in Peru’s Yanacocha district indicates good preliminary economics for an open-pit operation on t…
Lonmin Finishes AfriOre Takeover
Lonmin’s (LNMIF-O, LMI-L) all-cash offer for AfriOre (AFO-T, AFO-L) has succeeded, attracting 94% of AfriOre’s shares.
Toronto Stock Exchange Jan. 30-Feb. 5
The TSX Composite Index rose 220.73 points to set a new all-time high of 13,166.69 for the Jan. 30-Feb. 5 trading period. The rise came as commodity prices gained momentum on signs that the U.S. econo…
TSX Venture Exchange Jan. 30-Feb. 5
With gold prices strengthening on the back of a weakening U.S. dollar, the S&P-TSX Venture Exchange Composite Index rose 69.29 points to 2,974.51 over the Jan. 30-Feb. 5 trading session. Average d…
U.S. Markets Jan. 30-Feb. 5
Equity markets south of the line found some strength in macroeconomic news during the reporting period Jan. 30-Feb. 5. The Standard & Poor’s 500 Index climbed 26.37 points to 1,446.99, for a gain …
Producer and Dealer Prices (February 12, 2007)
Antimony: Mid-mkt US$5,360/t.
LME Warehouse Levels (February 12, 2007)
Metal stocks (in tonnes) held in London Metal Exchange warehouses at opening, Feb. 5, 2006 (change from Jan. 29 in brackets):
Daily Metal Prices (February 12, 2007)
BASE METALS (London Metal Exchange — Midday official cash/3-month prices, US$ per tonne)
Spot Prices Courtesy of Scotiabank Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2007
Precious Metals Price (US$/oz.) Change Gold $653.90 +11.65 Silver $13.66 +0.51 Platinum $1180.00 +18.00 Palladium $341.00 +6.00 Base Metals Price (US$/lb.) Change Nickel $18.09 -0.21 Lead $0.73 -0.04 Copper $2.43…
TSX Short Positions (February 12, 2007)
Short positions outstanding at Jan. 31/07 (with changes from Jan. 15).
TSX Venture Short Positions (February 12, 2007)
Short positions outstanding at Jan. 31/07 (with changes from Jan. 15).