U. S. MARKETS JULY 22-28
First the good news: The price of crude oil — which has doubled over the last year — seems to be easing somewhat. Crude has declined about US$23 from its record high of US$147.27 a barrel earlier th…
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Largo bets on hunger for Yukon tungsten
SITE VISIT TESLIN, YUKON–“If China’s hoarding their tungsten, where does Japan go?” Tim Mann, Largo Resources’ (LGO-V, LGORF-O) vice-president of engineering, asks a small gathering of drillers, geotechs and media…
TSX VENTURE EXCHANGE JULY 22-28
Not much changed on the S&P-TSX Venture Composite Index during the July 22-28 trading session; the index shed 101 points to close at 2,186.5, average trading volumes puttered along at 62 million t…
BID-ASK — JULY 22-28, 2008
12-MONTH STOCK EXC BID ASK LAST HIGH LO Absolut Res V 0.80 0.98 0.98 1.30 0.001 Afrasia Minl F V 0.25 0.44 0.25 0.45 0.23 Agau Res V 0.17 0.21 0.19 0.55 0.11 …
Kinross bids for Aurelian
Count Kinross Gold (K-T, KGC-N) amongst the believers in Ecuador.
Brookbank turns golden for Ontex
VANCOUVER–It’s been slow going at the Brookbank gold project in Ontario, but patience is a virtue for Ontex Resources (ONT-T, OXRSF-O): the latest set of assay results from the site include some of t…
Western Bushveld feasibility tackles South African power issues
A feasibility study for Platinum Group Metals’ (PTM-T, PLG-X) Western Bushveld joint venture in South Africa proposes producing 160,000 oz. platinum per year for at least nine years, plus palladium, r…
NEW HORIZONS (August 04, 2008)
The Canadian Exploration Geophysical Society (KEGS) has awarded 21 scholarships worth a total of $15,000 to undergraduate and graduate students in geophysics.
LME WAREHOUSE LEVELS (August 04, 2008)
Metal stocks (in tonnes) held in London Metal Exchange warehouses at opening, July 29, 2008 (change from July 22 in brackets):
Vale launches recruiting initiative
Brazilian mining giant Vale (RIO-N) has announced two new training programs to bolster its ranks and give recently graduated mining students experience on the world stage.
SPOT PRICES (August 04, 2008)
COURTESY OF SCOTIABANK
PRODUCER AND DEALER PRICES (August 04, 2008)
Antimony: Mid-mkt US$6,300.00/t.