PRODUCER AND DEALER PRICES (September 29, 2008)
Antimony: Mid-mkt US$6,466.66/t.
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DAILY METAL PRICES (September 29, 2008)
Date Sept. 22 Sept. 19 Sept. 18 Sept. 17 Sept. 16 BASE METALS (London Metal Exchange — Midday official cash/3-month prices, US$ per tonne) Al Alloy 2185/2210 2170/2210 2210/2220 2180/2230 2…
Liberty ramps up at McWatters nickel mine
After having a challenging time with ramp development, Liberty Mines (LBE-t) has reached the preproduction stage at its McWatters nickel mine, 29 km south of Timmins, Ont.
NORTH AMERICAN STOCK EXCHANGE INDICES (September 29, 2008)
52-week Date Sept. 22 Sept. 19 Sept. 18 Sept. 17 Sept. 16 High Low S&P/TSX-Ven Comp 1575.99 1549.22 1477.88 1469.59 1459.04 3192.55 1446.92 TSX Composite 12638.07 12912.99 12064.57 11877.69 12226.99…
TSX VENTURE SHORT POSITIONS (September 29, 2008)
Short positions outstanding at Aug. 31/08 (with changes from Aug. 15/08).
More trouble for Cameco at Port Hope (September 29, 2008)
Cameco (CCO-T, CCJ-n) has been given the green light to restart operations at its Port Hope uranium hexafluoride conversion plant — which was shut down in July 2007 when contaminated soil was found b…
Aura’s Aranzazu proves its strength
Vancouver — Aura Minerals (ORA-T, ORAUF-o) took over the Aranzazu mine in Zacatecas state, Mexico, three months ago. Now the final set of assay results from the previous owner’s 40,000-metre drill pr…
Bateman appointed engineer for Poseidon’s Windarra
Amsterdam-based consulting company Bateman Engineering has been contracted to produce prefeasibility work for Poseidon Nickel’s (PSDNF-O, POS-a) Windarra nickel project, 17 km northwest of Laverton, i…
TSX SHORT POSITIONS (September 29, 2008)
Short positions outstanding at Aug. 31/08 (with changes from Aug. 15/08).
CANADIAN GOLD MUTUAL FUNDS (September 29, 2008)
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EXCHANGE RATES (September 29, 2008)
CANADIAN/U. S. EXCHANGE (Bank of Canada noon rate) Date Sept. 22 Sept. 19 Sept. 18 Sept. 17 Sept. 16 US$ in C$ 1.0382 1.0470 1.0701 1.0783 1.0734 C$ in US$ 0.9632 0.9551 0.9345 0.927…
LENDING RATES (September 29, 2008)
as of 9 a. m. ET, Sept. 23, 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 …