Norilsk CEO freed from jail
Norilsk Nickel (NILSY-O, MNOD-L) CEO Mikhail Prokhorov was released by French police in early January after being held in jail for three days for his role in a suspected prostitution ring.
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TSX goes global with gold index (January 22, 2007)
To suit its beefed-up list that now includes non-Canadian gold companies, the S&P-TSX Capped Gold Index was renamed the Global Gold Index on Dec. 18.
Rio Tinto rethinks Sweetwater sale
Vancouver — A hot uranium market has prompted Rio Tinto (RTP-N, RIO-L) to pull the proposed sale of its Sweetwater assets in Wyoming to sxr Uranium One (SXR-T, SXRFF-O) and contemplate developing the…
Editorial: Is that it for copper? (January 22, 2007)
Copper mining executives and investors who thought they might settle gently back into work after the holidays got a nasty jolt in the first half of January, as spot copper prices dropped US45, or 15….
Spot Prices Courtesy of Scotiabank Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2006
Precious Metals Price (US$/oz.) Change Gold $625.60 +13.60 Silver $12.84 +0.48 Platinum $1140.00 +16.00 Palladium $331.00 -3.00 Base Metals Price (US$/lb.) Change Nickel $16.03 +1.11 Lead $0.75 +0.03 Copper $2.56…
Producer and Dealer Prices (January 22, 2007)
Antimony : Mid-mkt US$5,375/t.
TSX Venture Rights & Warrants (January 22, 2007)
Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM.WT.U) — Wt buys sh @ US$19 to Nov 14/07.
Dividends (January 22, 2007)
Company Div. Pay Record ($) Date Date Noranda Incm Fd 0.085 Jan 25 Dec 31 Goldcorp 0.015* Jan 26 Jan 19 Agnico Eagle 0.12* Jan 29 Jan 15 Aur Res…
Chavez inauguration chills investors
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez waved the socialist banner broadly at his inauguration ceremony on Jan. 10, but comments from his finance committee eased some market concerns.
Arrow options properties in Atikokan
Canadian Arrow Mines (CRO-V) has signed options agreements to acquire four nickel-copper properties in northwestern Ontario’s Atikokan area.
Tribute pulls high-grade zinc at Arrow
Drilling at the Arrow massive sulphide project in the Confederation Lake area of northwestern Ontario has intersected more massive sulphide mineralization.
Benton defines new PGM zone at Bermuda (January 22, 2007)
Vancouver — Final assay results from initial drilling on the west end of Benton Resources’ (BTC-V) Bermuda project, near Marathon, Ont., indicates a new copper and platinum group metal (PGM) minerali…