EDITOR’S PICKS: TOP STORIES OF WEEK 1
With stock markets plummeting and oil and gold prices reaching record highs, the week ended Jan. 5, the first trading week of 2008, was a time to take in the macroeconomic view and ponder what kind of…
News
Latin American falls on Paso Yobai results (January 14, 2008)
Vancouver — The first assay results from Latin American Minerals’ (LAT-V, LATNF-O) new Paraguayan gold venture show the project has potential. Investors were less than enthusiastic about the news, ho…
NovaGold wins Rock Creek lawsuit
NovaGold Resources (NG-T, NG-X) is in the clear to bring the Rock Creek gold project near Nome, Alaska, into production after a favourable ruling by a United States appeals court, sending shares up 14…
AME BC announces 2007 award winners
B.C. mining industry big wigs and juniors alike are preparing for the Association for Mineral Exploration’s (AME BC) annual awards dinner on Jan. 30.
The economics of iron ore
METALS COMMENTARY
People (January 14, 2008)
Alpha Natural Resources– Gary Banbury appointed VP of administration.
Producer And Dealer Prices (January 14, 2008)
Antimony: Mid-mkt US$5,526/t. Bismuth: Mid-mkt US$13.25/lb. Cadmium: Mid-mkt US$3.20/lb. Coal: NYMEX near month: Central Appalachian thermal, US$58.30/T; Powder River thermal, US$11.60/T. Elk River me…
U.S. Markets (January 14, 2008)
More dismal news from the U.S. economy hammered equity markets in the first few trading days of the new year.
Toronto Stock Exchange (January 14, 2008)
After a year-end rally put the TSX Composite Index up 9.8% over 2007, the index fell 1.5% or 214.19 points to 13,618.87 points over the trading period Jan 2-7.
TSX Venture Exchange (January 14, 2008)
The holiday-shortened initial week of trading for 2008 saw the junior mining-dominated S&P-TSX Venture Composite Index slip 19.68 points, closing the Jan. 2-7 session at 2,819.98. Daily trading vo…
International Quotes (January 14, 2008)
Australia (A$) Bendigo Mining Centamin Egypt Emperor Mines Kingsgate Cons. Lion Selection Ltd Newcrest Mining Oxiana Resources Resolute Mining
Apogee cuts wide silver-zinc at Pulacayo
Vancouver – Shares of Bolivian-focused junior Apogee Minerals (APE-V, AGEEF-O) jumped as much as 67% on strong volu…