Corrections (June 16, 2008)
An article in our June 2-8/08 edition incorrectly described the Monica zone at Kinbauri Gold’s El Valle gold mine in Spain. Monica is a skarn zone, not an epithermal zone as stated.
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Asian Mineral quietly opens new frontier in Vietnam
Diplaying a different philosophy than most juniors, Asian Mineral Resources (ASN-V, AIERF-O) decided to keep quiet when it finished its feasibility study for the Ban Phuc massive sulphide nickel proje…
Remote copper-gold projects back in play in BC
VANCOUVER — The growing list of the world’s largest “undeveloped” mineral deposits shows that most are in regions of high geopolitical risk ranging from the central African copper belt to the steppes…
U. S. MARKETS JUNE 3-9
During the June 3-9 trading session, the surging oil price weighed down the main U. S. stock indices, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 224 points, or 1.8%, to 12,280; the S&P 500 Inde…
TORONTO STOCK EXCHANGE JUNE 3-9
While the TSX Composite Index managed to gain 146.58 points for the June 3-9 trading period, things were looking less rosy by the end of the week. The Bank of Canada — widely anticipated to announce …
BID-ASK — JUNE 3-9, 2008
12-MONTH STOCK EXC BID ASK LAST HIGH LO Abington Vent V 0.14 0.17 0.14 0.21 0.14 Absolut Res V 0.80 0.98 0.98 1.30 0.001 Affinor Res V 0.16 0.17 0.16 0.18 0.1…
TSX VENTURE SHORT POSITIONS (June 16, 2008)
Short positions outstanding at May 31/08 (with changes from May 15/08).
TSX SHORT POSITIONS (June 16, 2008)
Short positions outstanding at May 31/08 (with changes from May 15/08).
CNQ TRADING — JUNE 3-9, 2008
(100s) WEEK 12-MONTH STOCK TICKER VOLUME HIGH LOW LAST CHANGE HIGH LOW CIC Mining CICR 3400 0.08 0.04 0.05 0.00 0.08 0.04 Colt Capital COLT 400 0.25 0.25 0.25 0.00 0.50 …
LENDING RATES (June 16, 2008)
as of 9 a. m. ET, June 10, 2008 (%) Bank of Canada 3.25 Target overnight rate 3.00 Canadian Prime 4.75 U. S. Discount Primary 2.25 U. S. Fed Funds market rate 2.00 U. S. Prime …
CANADIAN GOLD MUTUAL FUNDS (June 16, 2008)
Featured Fund: AGF Precious Metals, as of 01/31/08 (in weighted order): Kinross Gold, Goldcorp, Yamana Gold, Inmet Mining, Iamgold, Central Fund of Canada, Agnico-Eagle Mines, High River Gold Mines, F…
EXCHANGE RATES (June 16, 2008)
CANADIAN/U. S. EXCHANGE (Bank of Canada noon rate) Date June 9 June 6 June 5 June 4 June 3 US$ in C$ 1.0225 1.0187 1.0198 1.0145 1.0051 C$ in US$ 0.9780 0.9816 0.9806 0.9857 0.9949…