Moly market ready for a rebound?
Molybdenum prices seemed to have found a home in the US$30- to US$35-per-lb. range for the past couple of years. Even as most other base metals went into freefall during the past few months, moly pric…
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Four legends to join the Canadian Mining Hall of Fame
The Canadian Mining Hall of Fame will induct four new members at its 21st annual dinner and induction ceremony being held Thursday, Jan. 15, 2009, at the Fairmont Royal York Hotel, in Toronto.
U. S. MARKETS – NOVEMBER 4-10
U. S. markets were down during the Nov. 4-10 trading session on continuing signs of recession. The election of a new U. S. president does not change the economic fundamentals, and a stark reminder of …
TSX VENTURE EXCHANGE – NOVEMBER 4-10
The mood prevailing over the S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index for the Nov. 4-10 trading period was a wary one. Although the index climbed from 935.59 points to as high as 975.27, the board nonethel…
TORONTO STOCK EXCHANGE – NOVEMBER 4-10
The TSX Composite Index lost the gains it made early in the Nov. 4-10 period and finished the week lower than where it began. Despite breaking above the 10,000-point benchmark, the index wound up at 9…
Monument to build Selinsing
Vancouver — Monument Mining (MMY-V, MMTMF-o) is building a mine at its Selinsing gold project, about 100 km north of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Hana hits more copper at Ghanzi (November 17, 2008)
Vancouver — Hana Mining has (HMG-v) quadrupled the strike length of Zone 2 at its Ghanzi copper project, in northwestern Botswana, to 2 km. The zone is one of six Hana has targeted on the 4,370-sq.-k…
Kinbauri tops 2M oz. gold at El Valle and Carles
Vancouver — Resources at Kinbauri Gold’s (KNB-V, KINBF-o) El Valle and Carles mines in northwestern Spain continue to grow in the wake of a completed 30,000- metre drilling campaign. All told, the pr…
TSX VENTURE SHORT POSITIONS (November 17, 2008)
Short positions outstanding at Oct. 31/08 (with changes from Oct. 15/08).
EXCHANGE RATES (November 17, 2008)
CANADIAN/U. S. EXCHANGE (Bank of Canada noon rate) Date Nov. 10 Nov. 7 Nov. 6 Nov. 5 Nov. 4 US$ in C$ 1.1942 1.1835 1.1818 1.1596 1.1499 C$ in US$ 0.8374 0.8450 0.8462 0.8624 0.869…
Hathor hits more Athabasca high-grade
Vancouver — Hathor Exploration (HAT-V, HTHXF-o) reported a U 3 O 8 whopper in its latest batch of drill results, hitting 23 metres grading 11.2% U 3 O 8 starting at 295 metres depth in hole 40.
TSX SHORT POSITIONS (November 17, 2008)
Short positions outstanding at Oct. 31/08 (with changes from Oct. 15/08).