Rio Tinto to build Eagle nickel mine
Rio Tinto (RTP-N, RIO-L) will build the first new mine in Michigan in decades, which would be the only primary nickel mine in the United States.
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PEOPLE (July 12, 2010)
Acadian Mining — Grant Ewing appointed president, CEO and a director.
SPOT PRICES (July 12, 2010)
COURTE SY OF SCOTIABANK
LME WAREHOUSE LEVELS (July 12, 2010)
Metal stocks (in tonnes) held in London Metal Exchange warehouses at opening, July 6, 2010 (change from June 28 in brackets):
PRODUCER AND DEALER PRICES (July 12, 2010)
Antimony: Mid-mkt US$8,250.00 /t.
DAILY METAL PRICES (July 12, 2010)
Date July 5 July 2 July 1 June 30 June 29 BASE METALS (London Metal Exchange — Midday official cash/3-month prices, US$ per tonne) Al Alloy 1851/1865 1865/1870 1851/1865 1860/1870 1875/1875…
NORTH AMERICAN STOCK EXCHANGE INDICES (July 12, 2010)
52-week Date July 5 July 2 July 1 June 30 June 29 High Low S&P/TSX-Ven Comp 1356.22 1384.95 Holiday 1415.89 1409.74 1691.10 1027.29 TSX Composite 11092.50 11196.06 Holiday 11…
TSX SHORT POSITIONS (July 12, 2010)
Short positions outstanding at June 30/10 (with changes from June 15/10).
End in sight for Vale strike
It looks like the bitter and dogged strike in Sudbury and Port Colborne, Ont., that has stretched on for almost a year might soon be over now that Brazilian mining giant Vale (VALE-N) and the United S…
Cliffs gets control of Big Daddy (July 12, 2010)
Spider Resources (SPQ-V) has called off its merger with KWG Resources (KWG-V), leaving it free to be swallowed by Cliffs Natural Resources (CLF-N). It ends the battle for control of the high-grade Big…
TSX VENTURE SHORT POSITIONS (July 12, 2010)
Short positions outstanding at June 30/10 (with changes from June 15/10).
Fortress accepts Polymetal’s offer for Svetloye
Offering US$9.25 million in cash, Russian gold-silver producer Polymetal (MICEX-L) has trumped an earlier offer by MacRitchie Metals for a 100% stake in the Svetloye gold project owned by Vancouverbas…