LENDING RATES (May 19, 2008)
as of 9 a. m. ET, May 13, 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 5…
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DIVIDENDS (May 19, 2008)
Note: Xstrata will pay its pref sh series 3 div of $0.2862 on June 2, rec May 15. Vale will pay $0.52* on common and pr sh to be paid in two installments on Apr 30 and Oct 31. Alcoa will pay $0.9367* …
EXCHANGE RATES (May 19, 2008)
CANADIAN/U. S. EXCHANGE (Bank of Canada noon rate) Date May 12 May 9 May 8 May 7 May 6 US$ in C$ 1.0039 1.0061 1.0149 1.0021 1.0035 C$ in US$ 0.9961 0.9939 0.9853 0.9979 0.9965 EXC…
INTERNATIONAL QUOTES (May 19, 2008)
Australia (A$) May 13 May 6 Change Bendigo Mining 0.29 0.30 -0.01 Centamin Egypt 1.38 1.39 -0.01 Croesus Mining 0.04 0.28 0.00 Kingsgate Cons. 5.30 5.00 0.30 Lion Sel…
Same recipe, different dish: Rio Alto CEO sticks to the script with La Arena purchase
With its planned acquisition of Iamgold’s (IMG-T, IAG-N) La Arena copper-gold project, Rio Alto Mining’s president and chief executive Alex Black has signalled he’s ready to again make his mark on min…
Galway looks to improve Victorio economics (May 19, 2008)
Galway Resources (GWY-V, GWYRF-O) is using the recommendations from a scoping study on its Victorio molybdenum-tungsten project, in New Mexico, to improve the economics of the project in a prefeasibil…
Western Bushveld has more to give to Platinum Group
Platinum Group Metals (PTM-T, PLG-X) picked a good time to release its first resource for one of the projects on its joint-ventured Western Bushveld property in South Africa.
Newmac pulls more deep moly at Crazy Fox
VANCOUVER — Newmac Resources’ (NER-V, NEWRF-O) continued efforts at the Crazy Fox molybdenum project, in central B. C., are paying off with long mineralized intercepts.
China investing big in Africa (May 19, 2008)
China continues in its race to secure mineral resources in Africa, with a plan to invest more than US$9 billion in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).
Gemcom taken out by private equity firms for $180M
VANCOUVER–In a commodity supercycle, it pays to remember that mining companies don’t go it alone. Without support and supplies from a whole range of companies, from equipment manufacturers to archite…
Mustang moves on Maskwa feasibility
A prefeasibility study for Mustang Minerals’ (MUM-V, MSMGF-O) Maskwa open-pit nickel project, in Manitoba, proposes building a 2,750-tonne-per-day open-pit mine that would produce an average of 9.2 mi…
Equinox poised to produce uranium by 2010 (May 19, 2008)
VANCOUVER — A positive feasibility study has given Equinox Minerals (EQN-T, EQMIF-O) the confidence it needed to add a uranium recovery facility to its production- ready Lumwana copper in Zambia.