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The Dow Jones industrial average rose 72.15 points, or 0.65%, during the report period ended Aug. 22. It closed at 11,139.15, spurred on by news the U.S. Federal Reserve would not increase interest ra…

Recent insider trading transactions reported by the Ontario Securities Commission in its OSC Bulletin include the following:- Aber Resources (ABZ-T) — John Lamacraft, director, bought 25,000 shares a…

The Dow Jones industrial average edged up 90.11 points, or 0.8%, to close at 11,067 points for the report period ended Aug. 15, while gold recovered to US$274.60 per oz. on the Comex division of the N…

Nineteen ninety-nine marked the second consecutive year that Nevada led the U.S. in gold production.The 8.3 million oz. produced last year did not exceed the record-breaking 8.9 million oz. of 1998, b…

Activity in Canada’s junior diamond scene heated up during the Aug. 9-15 report period, with the sector helping to drive up the Toronto Stock Exchange’s gold and precious minerals sub-index by 4.6% to…

Antimony: Mid-mkt US$1,650/t.Bismuth: Mid-mkt US$3.25/lb.Cadmium: Mid-mkt US$0.20/lb.Chromium: Mid-mkt ores US$65.00/t.Cobalt: Recent trades US$12.90-14.60/lb.Copper: Comex Sept. US$0.8705/lb.Indium: …

Canada’s junior exchange lost ground over the report period ended Aug. 15. The Canadian Venture Exchange composite index dropped 28.67 points, or 0.9%, to finish the week at 3,318.74, and the market’s…

Metal stocks (in tonnes) held in London Metal Exchange warehouses at opening, Aug. 15/00 (change from Aug. 8 in brackets):Aluminium426800(-17275)…

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CANADIAN/U.S. EXCHANGE (Bank of Canada noon rate)DateAug. 15Aug. 14Aug. 11Aug. 10Aug. 9…