Daily Metal Prices (August 20, 2007)
BASE METALS (London Metal Exchange — Midday official cash/3-month prices, US$ per tonne)
2007
Russians released in Nigeria (August 20, 2007)
Six Russian nationals were released in mid-August after being abducted from a company compound in southeastern Nigeria more than two months ago.
Spot Prices Courtesy of Scotiabank Tuesday, Aug. 13, 2007
Precious Metals Price (US$/oz.) Change Gold $667.35 -1.90 Silver $12.76 -0.23 Platinum $1273.00 -9.00 Palladium $351.00 -10.00 Base Metals Price (US$/lb.) Change Nickel $12.60 -0.70 Lead $1.41 -0.03 Copper $3.49…
Hungry for Meridian, Yamana ups offer
Six weeks after Yamana Gold (YRI-T, AUY-N, YAU-L) announced its original proposal to take over Meridian Gold (MNG-T, MDG-N), the company announced on Aug. 14 that it has upped the cash component of it…
Honeymoon over for Gammon Gold
Accusations of misguidance and hype could be a sign of more trouble to come for Gammon Gold (GAM-T) as a new management team works to fix a series of startup problems at two gold operations in Mexico.
Sherwood marches Minto ahead
SITE VISIT Whitehorse, Yukon — It’s the first significant mine to start producing in the Yukon in 10 years. No wonder people here are excited about Sherwood Copper’s (SWC-V) Minto…
Brett hits long gold at Hammond Reef (August 20, 2007)
Vancouver — Brett Resources (BBR-V, BBRRF-O) is pulling long gold intersections at its Hammond Reef project, in southwestern Ontario, 170 km west of Thunder Bay.
Editorial: US House bill targets miners; rally set for Elko
While the broad decline in stock markets in the U.S. cast a pall over North American mining investors during the week ended Aug. 11, the 32nd trading week of 2007, outside of the spotlight a much more…
People (August 20, 2007)
Uranium Res. — Marvin Kaiser appointed director.
Producer and Dealer Prices (August 20, 2007)
Antimony : Mid-mkt US$5,470/t.
North American Stock Exchange Indices (August 20, 2007)
Date Aug. 13 Aug. 10 Aug. 9 Aug. 8 Aug. 7 High Low S&P/TSX-Ven Comp 2784.60 2885.88 2883.83 2934.22 3030.63 3372.00 2291.43 TSX Composite 13427.45 13466.28 13478.01 13758.19 13560.57 14646.82…
Suppliers News (August 20, 2007)
SNC to work with local engineers at Anglo’s Barro Alto