Toronto Stock Exchange – NOVEMBER 10-16
The Toronto Stock Exchange soared to its highest close in more than three weeks on Nov. 16 with an oil price rally that fuelled energy shares. But overall during the Nov. 10-16 reporting period, the S…
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TSX Venture Exchange – NOVEMBER 10-16
In a global climate of cautious economic optimism, paced by regular nervous setbacks, the S&P/TSX Venture composite index performed as best it could over the Nov. 10-16 reporting period, finishing…
Uncertainty Reigns Over Ecuadorian Royalty Regime
VANCOUVER — Despite signs that a tentative heartbeat is returning to Ecuador’s mining industry, questions still loom over how onerous Ecuador’s royalty regime will be on future producers.Ever since the Ecuadorian government shut down mineral…
Otis Gold Probes High-Grade Potential At Kilgore
SITE VISIT CLARK CTY., IDAHO — Although Otis Gold (OOO-V, OGLDF-O) has just gotten started with a few thousand metres of drilling and some geophysical surveys at the Kilgore gold project 97 km north of Idaho Falls, Idaho, geologists Mitch…
Goldcorp Bids $238M For Canplats (November 23, 2009)
VANCOUVER — In just two years, Canplats Resources (CPQ-V, CPQRF-O) has followed red-stained road fill from a Mexican back-road all the way to a $238-million takeover offer from Goldcorp (G-T, GG-N).
Continental Gears Up To Be Next Colombian Gold Play (November 23, 2009)
Continental Gold is getting set to bring its portfolio of prime Colombian gold properties to the Toronto Stock Exchange through its reverse takeover of Cronus Resources (CZR-V).
Sage Hits Good Grades At Beardmore
Sage Gold (SGX-V, SGGDF-O) is making a bid to become a key player in northwestern Ontario through both the drill and land acquisitions.
Barrick’s Regent Weighs Asset Sales, Political Risk (November 23, 2009)
VANCOUVER — Answering probing questions about Barrick Gold’s (ABX-T, ABX-N) project pipeline and capital expenditures at the 2009 RBC gold conference in London, England, which was also webcast, Barri…
Quest Expands Strange Lake
Momentum continues to build at Quest Uranium’s (QUC-V, QSURFO) Strange Lake rare earth project in the George River belt of northeastern Quebec and northwestern Labrador.
Strateco Submits Final Studies For Underground Licence
It will likely be this winter that Strateco Resources (RSC-T, SRSIF-O) will find out whether the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) will allow it to proceed with underground development for a f…
LME Warehouse Levels (November 23, 2009)
Metal stocks (in tonnes) held in London Metal Exchange warehouses at opening, November 17, 2009 (change from Nov. 10 in brackets):
Spot Prices (November 23, 2009)
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