DAILY METAL PRICES (July 07, 2008)
Date June 30 June 27 June 26 June 25 June 24 BASE METALS (London Metal Exchange — Midday official cash/3-month prices, US$ per tonne) Al Alloy n/a n/a 2601/2640 2615/2650 2669/2700 Aluminum…
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Marifil soars on Argentine potash play
Potash has become the flavour of the month, if not the year, and juniors the world over are scrambling to get a piece of the action.
TSX VENTURE SHORT POSITIONS (July 07, 2008)
Short positions outstanding at June 15/08 (with changes from May 31/08).
TSX SHORT POSITIONS (July 07, 2008)
Short positions outstanding at June 15/08 (with changes from May 31/08).
NORTH AMERICAN STOCK EXCHANGE INDICES (July 07, 2008)
52-week Date June 30 June 27 June 26 June 25 June 24 High Low S&P/TSX-Ven Comp n/a n/a 2553.37 2534.39 2559.68 3341.56 2340.21 TSX Composite n/a n/a 14292.14 14441.13 14409…
Volta boasts hefty West African portfolio
Volta Resources (VTR-T, VLTAF-O) is proving that keeping in touch with old friends can be a boon to business.
Avanti buys past-producing Kitsault moly mine
The current bull market in mining has been characterized by the redevelopment of many deposits that were mothballed during the long slump in commodity prices. Avanti Mining (AVMI-C, AVNMF-O) is joinin…
LENDING RATES (July 07, 2008)
as of 9 a. m. ET, June 24, 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 …
Young-Davidson economic, but just barely
VANCOUVER — Forced to mothball production plans for its Kemess North project in British Columbia, Northgate Minerals (NGX-T, NXG-X) turned its attention elsewhere. Now it has been rewarded for its ab…
Obituary: Maurice ‘Mort’ Brown: Mining devotee dies at 95
Behind a large wooden desk littered with stock tables and back issues of The Northern Miner sits publisher Mort Brown, shuffling stacks of papers and organizing his office while a new editor explains …
Kyrgyz court ruling roughs up Centerra
Centerra Gold’s (CG-T, CAGDF-O) share price was hammered recently, after a court ruling against it coincided with the departure of two key members of its management.
DIVIDENDS (July 07, 2008)
Note: Vale will pay $0.52* on common and pr sh in two instlmnts on Apr 30 and Oct 31. Alcoa will pay $0.9367* per share on $3.75* cmltv prf stk on July 1, rec June 13. Hecla Mining will pay $0.875* di…