BHP to take offer for Potash Corp. directly to shareholders
A day after the first approach by BHP Billiton (BHP-N) for Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan (POT-T, POT-N) w…
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Potash stocks rally following BHP bid
Vancouver – Smaller potash-based companies saw strong gains following BHP Billiton’s (BHP-N) unsolicited buyou…
Riverstone finishing up drilling, waiting for results
Thousands of artisanal miners have been digging shaft after shaft all over the Nami permit at Riverstone Resou…
Potash Corp. rejects BHP’s buyout bid
BHP Billiton’s (BHP-N) unsolicited buyout offer for Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan (POT-T, POT-N) for $130…
Gold Canyon pulls long gold intercepts from Springpole
Vancouver – The first summer drill results at Gold Canyon Resources’ (GCU-V) Springpole project have returned …
Chinese company goes ahead with Nunavik nickel mine
Construction of the Nunavik nickel project is back on track with a start up goal of early 2012 now that Jien C…
Venture edges down in Aug 9-13 trading week
Vancouver – The S&P/TSX Venture composite index fell slightly on the week, ending down 8.44 points to clos…
Consolidated Thompson reaches key milestones in Quebec
In late July Consolidated Thompson Iron Mines (CLM-T) shipped the first iron ore concentrate to its Chinese st…
US markets down week of Aug. 9-13
Nearly two-thirds of Americans think the U.S. economy is going to get worse before it gets better, up from 53%…
TSX mining stocks fall
DAILY METAL PRICES (August 16, 2010)
Date Aug. 9 Aug. 6 Aug. 5 Aug. 4 Aug. 3 BASE METALS (London Metal Exchange –Midday official cash/3-month prices, US$ per tonne) Al Alloy 2230/2175 2235/2185 2240/2185 2220/2180 2220/2175 Al…
LENDING RATES (August 16, 2010)
as of 9 a.m. ET. Aug. 10, 2010 (%) Bank of Canada 1.00 Target overnight rate 0.75 Canadian Prime 2.75 U.S. Discount Primary 0.75 U.S. Fed Funds market rate 0-0.25 U.S. Prime 3….