Spot Prices Courtesy of Scotiabank Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2006
| Precious Metals | Price (US$/oz.) | Change |
| Gold | $556.50 | +3.10 |
| Silver | $9.70 | +0.21 |
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TSX Venture Short Positions (March 06, 2006)Short positions outstanding at Feb. 15, 2006 (with changes from Jan. 31)…. Iamgold boosts production while costs riseGold production by Iamgold (IMG-T, IAG-N) rose 3% to 447,000 oz. in 2005, while costs, reflecting the falling U.S. dollar, rose about 11% from the year before…. Axmin nails down permit for BambariThe government of the Central African Republic has set its seal on a mining convention with Axmin (AXM-V, AXMIF-O) for the development of company’s Bambari exploration permit, in the… Crowflight adds to BuckoA consultant’s report for Crowflight Minerals (CML-V, CMLGF-O) has added an inferred resource to a previously defined indicated resource at the Bucko nickel deposit in northern Manito… Gold Hawk finances TamboraqueVancouver — A proposed $14-million private placement should provide Gold Hawk Resources (CGK-V, CGHRF-O) with sufficient resources to complete the acquisition of the Tamboraque polym…  Breakwater turns a cornerBreakwater Resources (BWR-T, BWLRF-O) is taking full advantage of a soaring zinc price to reinvest in its existing mines, look for acquisitions, and investigate the hidden potential of anomalies disco…  Latin America’s base metals miners expect bumper yearLima, Peru — Latin American mining projects are famously difficult to pronounce: Michiquillay and Pukaqaqa are just two such tongue twisters. Yet, with mineral prices defying all forecasts of a slowd… Uganda’s minerals industry getting back into gearKampala, Uganda — At one time, the annual value of Uganda’s mineral product was far greater than that of its East African neighbours, Tanzania and Kenya. This came to a halt during the political unre… Aurcana grabbing Mexican mine (March 06, 2006)Vancouver — Aurcana (AUN-V, AUNFF-O) is boosting its Mexican minerals portfolio with an agreement to acquire the La Negra silver-zinc-copper-lead mine in Queretaro state….  Need for balanced approach to explorationThe natural focus at the initial stages of exploration is to delineate the area of interest and demonstrate the financial feasibility of a mining project. However, mining companies need to make enviro…  Australia enjoying new nickel boomPerth, Western Australia — Australia’s new nickel boom is a lot like the one that put the country on the world nickel map in the 1970s…. By continuing to browse you agree to our use of cookies. To learn more, click more information Dear user, please be aware that we use cookies to help users navigate our website content and to help us understand how we can improve the user experience. If you have ideas for how we can improve our services, we’d love to hear from you. Click here to email us. By continuing to browse you agree to our use of cookies. Please see our Privacy & Cookie Usage Policy to learn more. |