Correction:
In an article about SearchGold Resources (T. N. M. Oct. 6-12/08), we incorrectly identified Jean Eyeghe Ndong as the prime minister of Guinea when he is in fact the prime minister of Gabon.
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U. S. MARKETS – OCT 7-13
“Volatile” would be an understatement to describe the Oct 7-13 trading session. Early in the period, U. S. markets continued their steep falls from the previous week. Finance ministers from the G-7 in…
TORONTO STOCK EXCHANGE – OCT 7-11
Despite touching new lows, the TSX Composite Index showed renewed signs of life at presstime. For the shortened Oct. 7-10 period, the index had fallen more than 1,165 points to 9,065.16, but as global…
TSX VENTURE EXCHANGE – OCT 7-11
The S&P-TSX Venture Composite Index followed every other stock market in the world over the Oct. 7-10 trading period, falling dramatically. Over the week shortened by Thanksgiving, the junior boar…
LME WAREHOUSE LEVELS (October 20, 2008)
Metal stocks (in tonnes) held in London Metal Exchange warehouses at opening, Oct. 13, 2008 (change from Oct. 7 in brackets):
SPOT PRICES (October 20, 2008)
COURTESY OF SCOTIABANK
PRODUCER AND DEALER PRICES (October 20, 2008)
Antimony: Mid-mkt US$6,416.66/t.
Can China help bail out the global economy? (October 20, 2008)
If you think China’s super-hot economy and the astounding growth rates it has posted over the last decade will help buffet the rest of the world from the economic meltdown, you might want to think aga…
DAILY METAL PRICES (October 20, 2008)
Date Oct. 13 Oct. 10 Oct. 9 Oct. 8 Oct. 7 BASE METALS (London Metal Exchange — Midday official cash/3-month prices, US$ per tonne) Al Alloy 1800/1810 1795/1845 1820.50/1880 1870/1920 1870/1…
NORTH AMERICAN STOCK EXCHANGE INDICES (October 20, 2008)
52-week Date Oct. 13 Oct. 10 Oct. 9 Oct. 8 Oct. 7 High Low S&P/TSX-Ven Comp Holiday 975.81 1041.67 1056.39 1094.46 3192.55 946.42 TSX Composite Holiday 9065.16 9600.18 10056….
TSX VENTURE SHORT POSITIONS (October 20, 2008)
Short positions outstanding at Sept. 30/08 (with changes from Sept. 15/08). Largest short positions Gold Wheaton Gold GLW 2734100 1252188 Largo Resources LGO 1299500 563000 Westernza…
CANADIAN GOLD MUTUAL FUNDS (October 20, 2008)
Featured Fund: Altamira precious & Strategic Metals, as of 07/31/08 (in weighted order): Goldcorp, Barrick Gold, Kinross Gold, Agnico-Eagle Mines, Yamana Gold, Franco-Nevada, Newmont Mining, Compa…