Synenco Makes Market Gains
News that capital costs are spiralling upwards at its Northern Lights project in the Alberta oilsands indirectly made Synenco Energy (SYN-T, SYEYF-O) one of the region’s largest market gainers in rece…
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CIC Energy Eyes South African Power Demand
SITE VISIT Gaborone, Botswana — Although nowhere near as glamorous as Botswana’s main mineral commodity, diamonds, the country’s significant coal deposits are capturing the attention of those looking to capitalize…
Oilsands See Technology as Saviour From Environmental Dilemma
Swollen government coffers and generous earnings for investors and workers alike make any talk of slowing down development at Alberta’s oilsands seem absurd.
Golden Chalice Rises 543% on Nickel Hole
Vancouver — Coming out of nowhere, Golden Chalice Resources (GCR-V, GCRIF-O) rocketed up the stock charts recently, gaining 543% on a wide nickel intercept from its Langmuir project, just south of Ti…
No Market Reward for U3O8 Drill Results
Although the price of U3O8 has maintained its steady ascent, U3O8 (UWE-V, UTREF-O) — the company — watched its share price plummet 25% in one day recently, on the news that it intersected uranium in…
Upkeep Brings Suncor Output Down
A drop in production at its Fort McMurray, Alta., oilsands operation has prompted Suncor Energy (SU-T, SU-N) to lower its 2007 production forecast to 255,000-265,000 barrels per day (bpd) from a maxim…
Syncrude Earns $713 Million in Q1
Syncrude Canada’s newest coker may have gotten off to a rocky start, but overall, the expansion of its Fort McMurray, Alta.-area oilsands project has resulted in a huge first-quarter gain in earnings …
Producer and Dealer Prices (May 28, 2007)
Antimony: Mid-mkt US$5,345/t.
Southern Arc Up After Typo Corrected
A typo on a press release outlining recent drill results on Southern Arc Minerals’ (SA-V, SOACF-O) West Lombok copper-gold property, in Indonesia, delayed an enthusiastic market reaction to news of a …
LME Warehouse Levels (May 28, 2007)
Metal stocks (in tonnes) held in London Metal Exchange warehouses at opening, May 21, 2007 (change from May 14 in brackets):
Daily Metal Prices (May 28, 2007)
BASE METALS (London Metal Exchange — Midday official cash/3-month prices, US$ per tonne)
Rockgate and Delta Crash on Initial Uranium Results
Vancouver — Disappointing drill results from the first two holes at the Falea uranium joint-venture project in Mali, West Africa, recently sent share prices for Rockgate Capital (RGT-V, RCKGF-O) and …