Rubicon’s F2 gold system returns high-grade intercepts
More drilling at Rubicon Minerals’ (RMX-T, RBY-X) 100%-owned Phoenix project in the Red Lake gold district of …
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Barker Minerals searches for BC diamonds (May 17, 2010)
VANCOUVER — Many thought Chuck Fipke and Stu Blusson were crazy when Canada’s diamond pioneers tried to convince the world they could find diamond-rich kimberlites in Canada’s Far North.
Nevsun pushes towards production in Eritrea (May 17, 2010)
VANCOUVER — Nevsun Resources (NSU-T, NSU-X) is now more than halfway through building Eritrea’s first mine, on schedule to commission the gold-silver-copper-zinc operation before the year end.
Jinshan’s Dadiangou to be sold to Zhongjin
Jinshan Gold Mines (JIN-T) has agreed to sell its Dadiangou gold project in China’s remote Gansu province to Gansu Zhongjin Gold Mining Co., a subsidiary of Zhongjin Gold.
US$401-M IOC expansion greenlighted
Rio Tinto (RIO-N, RIO-L) stands to be one of the biggest losers if Australia passes a proposed 40% tax on windfall profits on all operating mines in Australia and it appears the U.K.-headquartered min…
PEOPLE (May 17, 2010)
Alcoa — Klaus Kleinfeld elected chairman and CEO, succeeding a retiring Alain Belda; Frank Thomas and Henry Schacht retiring as directors; Arthur Collins, Jr. elected a director.
TORONTO STOCK EXCHANGE -May 4-10
It was a wild ride for the TSX composite index over the May 4-10 period.
TSX VENTURE EXCHANGE -May 4-10
The S&P/TSX Venture composite index dropped during the May 4-10 trading period, following jitters about Greek sovereign debt and wild market trading, possibly caused by runaway computer trading. T…
LME WAREHOUSE LEVELS (May 17, 2010)
Metal stocks (in tonnes) held in London Metal Exchange warehouses at opening, May 11, 2010 (change from May 4 in brackets):
PRODUCER AND DEALER PRICES (May 17, 2010)
Antimony: Mid-mkt US$9,333.33/t.
NORTH AMERICAN STOCK EXCHANGE INDICES (May 17, 2010)
52-week Date May 10 May 7 May 6 May 5 May 4 High Low S&P/TSX-Ven Comp 1590.76 1549.35 1562.68 1597.14 1622.41 1691.10 1027.29 TSX Composite 11947.90 11692.43 11842.43 11875.13 12030.86…
TSX SHORT POSITIONS (May 17, 2010)
Short positions outstanding at Apr. 30/10 (with changes from Apr. 15/10).