TSX Short Positions (February 11, 2008)
Short positions outstanding at Jan. 15/08 (with changes from Dec. 31/07).
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Canadian Gold Mutual Funds (February 11, 2008)
Fund name Jan. 28 Jan. 21 Change Change YTD MER* Assets* ($) ($) ($) (%) (%) (%) ( M$) AGF Pr Mtl 29.48 26.73 2.75 10.3 3.3 2.60 653.1 Altamira Pr & S…
Antares, Mansfield hit new zone at Rio Grande (February 11, 2008)
VANCOUVER — Stepout drilling by Rio Grande joint-venture partners Antares Minerals (ANM-V, ANMFF-O) and Mansfield Minerals (MDR-V, MFMNF-O) has identified significant copper-gold mineralization in a …
Exchange Rates (February 11, 2008)
CANADIAN/ U. S. EXCHANGE ( Bank of Canada noon rate) Date Feb. 4 Feb. 1 Jan. 31 Jan. 30 Jan. 29 US$ in C$ 0.9931 0.9943 1.0022 0.9937 0.9977 C$ in US$ 1.0069 1.0057 0.9…
Lending Rates (February 11, 2008)
as of 9 a. m. ET, Feb. 5, 2008 (%) Bank of Canada 4.25 Target overnight rate 4.00 Canadian Prime 5.75 U. S. Discount Primary 3.50 U. S. Fed Funds market rate 3.00 U. S. Prime 6…
CNQ Trading — Jan. 29 – Feb. 4, 2008
( 100s) WEEK 12- MONTH STOCK TICKER VOLUME HIGH LOW LAST CHANGE HIGH LOW Alliance Mining AMCL 420 0.13 0.12 0.12 0.00 0.23 0.09 Bison Gold Exp BGEI 5 0.05 0.05 0.05 0.00 0.48 …
Hunting for nickel in Tanzania
Tanzania’s prospective Kabanga nickel belt was first discovered by the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) in the 1970s.
Barrick signs tire deal with Yokohama
Gold giant Barrick Gold (ABX-T, ABX-N), has signed a 10-year agreement with Japanese tire company Yokohama Rubber.
GFMS forecasts US$1,000 gold in 2008
London-based precious metal consultant, GFMS, has released an updated version of its latest gold market report, Gold Survey 2007.
International Quotes (February 11, 2008)
Australia ( A$) Feb 5 Jan 29 Change Bendigo Mining 0.34 0.35 – 0.01 Centamin Egypt 1.45 1.43 0.02 Emperor Mines 0.06 0.07 – 0.01 Kingsgate Cons. 4.27 4.60 – 0.33 …
Editorial: Aluminum gets a rise from power crises in South Africa and China
While aluminum has made the headlines during the past couple of years owing to all the mega-mergers among producers, the fifth trading week of 2008 saw prices for the metal stand out, as supply was hi…
De Beers takes US$965-million hit for Snap Lake
Capital cost overruns at De Beers’ Snap Lake diamond mine in the Northwest Territories forced the company to take a…