Toronto Stock Exchange December 12-18
The report period ended Dec. 18. saw a surge in trading that pushed the S&P-TSX Composite Index above 13,000 for the first time ever on Dec. 14, but ending the period down 92.98 points at 12,785.2…
2006
TSX Venture Exchange december 12-18
Despite some weakness in gold, silver and copper spot prices, the S&P-TSX Venture Composite Index eked out a 15.53-point gain over the Dec. 12-18 trading session to close at 2,821.05. However, ave…
U.S. Markets december 12-18
While the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index and the Dow Jones Industrial Average reached record-breaking highs during the busy holiday retail season, many gold, metals and coal companies reported losses…
LME Warehouse Levels (December 25, 2006)
Metal stocks (in tonnes) held in London Metal Exchange warehouses at opening, Dec. 18, 2006 (change from Dec. 11 in brackets):
Spot Prices Courtesy of Scotiabank Tuesday, Dec. 19, 2006
Precious Metals Price (US$/oz.) Change Gold $616.00 -13.50 Silver $12.46 -1.39 Platinum $1107.00 -5.00 Palladium $321.00 -8.00 Base Metals Price (US$/lb.) Change Nickel $15.92 +0.18…
TSX Venture Rights & Warrants (December 25, 2006)
Aumega Discoveries (AUM.WT) — Wt buys sh @ 45 to Feb 16/07.
Strait Gold nestles into Peru’s golden area (December 25, 2006)
If location is everything in exploration as it is in real estate, Strait Gold’s (SRD-V) Culebrilla property in the Andes Mountains, near Ancash, Peru, has the company in good shape.
Breaking records
Vancouver — After hitting a new record, uranium prices are poised to go even higher as investor funds try to cash in on a rally that is already being fuelled by supply disruptions and rising demand, …
Editorial: The lucky country (December 25, 2006)
Part of Chile rioted in joy, and the rest rioted in rage earlier this month.
Silver to hit US$15: GFMS
Facts ‘N’ Figures
Man charged says Kebble planned his own murder
The man accused of murdering South African mining mogul Brett Kebble last year claims Kebble’s death was actually an assisted suicide.
Suppliers News (December 25, 2006)
Canadian, UK law firms unite