Colt picks up where the Romans left off
SITE VISIT Penedono, Portugal — On a windswept granite hillside dotted with scrub bushes near this historic town, you can still see marks left by the picks and chisels of…
2007
Editorial: US House tightens noose around miners’ necks
The biggest story during the week ended Oct. 27, the 43rd trading week of 2007, was the growing momentum in the U.S. House of Representatives for the passage of the pernicious Hardrock Mining and Recl…
Correction (November 05, 2007)
Canadian Royalties holds a 2% net smelter return royalty in its Expo-Ungava property, which is part of its Nunavik Nickel project. An article in our Oct. 29-Nov 4/07 issue incorrectly stated that Unga…
TSX Venture Rights & Warrants (November 05, 2007)
Blue Sky Uranium (BSK.WT) — Wt buys sh @ $1.30 to Mar 23/09.
Lending Rates (November 05, 2007)
as of 9 a.m. ET, Oct. 29, 2007(%)
Exchange Rates (November 05, 2007)
CANADIAN/U.S. EXCHANGE (Bank of Canada noon rate)
Apex ships concentrate
Apex Silver Mines’ (SIL-X) has completed the first two shipments of concentrate from its San Cristobal property in southwestern Bolivia.
Exmin pours gold at Moris
Vancouver — Exmin Resources (EXM-V, EXMFF-O) has officially entered the producer’s league following the first gold pour from its 30%-owned Moris mine in western Chihuahua state, Mexico.
Delay at Tenke Fungurume (November 05, 2007)
Base metal markets will have to wait a bit longer to see some of the massive stores of minerals from the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s copper belt.
International Quotes (November 05, 2007)
Australia (A$) Oct 22 Oct 15 Change Bendigo Mining 0.31 0.28 0.03 Centamin Egypt 1.47 1.44 0.03 Emperor Mines 0.07 0.07 0.00 Kingsgate Cons. 5.45 5.24 0.21 Lion Selection Ltd…
CVRD invests big in Canadian nickel (November 05, 2007)
In the largest annual investment program ever undertaken by a mining company, Companhia Vale do Rio Doce has approved a budget of US$11 billion for 2008 — a portion of which will be channelled into n…
LME Warehouse Levels (November 05, 2007)
Metal stocks (in tonnes) held in London Metal Exchange warehouses at opening, Oct. 29, 2007 (change from Oct. 22 in brackets):