LME Warehouse Levels (February 26, 2007)
Metal stocks (in tonnes) held in London Metal Exchange warehouses at opening, Feb. 19, 2006 (change from Feb. 12 in brackets):
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Daily Metal Prices (February 26, 2007)
BASE METALS (London Metal Exchange — Midday official cash/3-month prices, US$ per tonne)
Impala launches Afplats bid (February 26, 2007)
Impala Platinum (IMPUY-O, IPLA-L, IMPO-J) has made a takeover bid for junior platinum developer African Platinum (AFRPF-O, APP-L), valuing the company at 297 million (US$579 million).
Randgold tops 2005 profits
Mid-tier gold miner Randgold Resources (GOLD-Q, RRS-L) saw its earnings increase on higher gold prices and bigger production numbers in 2006.
Producer and Dealer Prices (February 26, 2007)
Antimony : Mid-mkt US$5,370/t.
Lending Rates (February 26, 2007)
as of 9 a.m. ET, Feb. 20, 2007(%)
Starcore closes financing for San Martin acquisition (February 26, 2007)
Vancouver — Starcore International Ventures (SAM-V, SHVLF-O) stands poised to enter the producer’s league following closure of an $18.7-million financing earmarked for the acquisition of the San Mart…
Bolivian government seizes Glencore tin smelter
The Bolivian military has marched on private industry once again — and this time it’s a mining company that is being held under heel.
Suppliers News (February 26, 2007)
No stopping Finning
People (February 26, 2007)
Peregrine Diamonds — Hugo Grenon appointed exploration field manager; Maiko Sell appointed project geophysicist for the WO diamond project in the Northwest Territories; Duncan McBean appointed superv…
Cardero cuts wide copper-gold at Huachi (February 26, 2007)
Vancouver — Initial drilling by Cardero Resource (CDU-T, CDY-X) on its Huachi project in Argentina’s San Juan province returned wide intervals of copper-gold mineralization in the porphyry environmen…
Varvarinskoye resources inch up
A new resource and reserve estimate made for European Minerals (EPM-T, EUM-L) on the Varvarinskoye gold-copper deposit in northern Kazakhstan has increased the size of the resource, while knocking the…