DIVIDENDS (August 11, 2008)
Note: Vale will pay $0.52* on common and pr sh in two instlmnts on Apr 30 and Oct 31. Alcoa will pay its quarterly div of US$0.9375 for US$3.75 cmltv pr sh on Oct 1, rec Sept 12. Newmont Canada will p…
2008
BID-ASK — JULY 29-AUG. 4, 2008
12-MONTH STOCK EXC BID ASK LAST HIGH LO Abington Vent V 0.14 0.17 0.14 0.21 0.14 Abitibi Mng V 0.04 0.05 0.05 0.19 0.04 Absolut Res V 0.80 0.98 0.98 1.30 0.00…
JV buys Kintyre from Rio Tinto
Cameco (CCO-T, CCJ-N) is teaming up with a subsidiary of Mitsubishi Corp. (MSBHY-O) to buy Rio Tinto’s (RTP-N, RIO-L) Kintyre uranium project in Australia for US$495 million.
Exeter rises on gold from Cerro Moro
VANCOUVER–News of the highest-grade intersection to date from the Cerro Moro gold-silver project, in Argentina, gave Exeter Resource (XRC-V, XRA-X) a nice share price lift.
Thumbs up for Silver Eagle’s Miguel Auza mine
The fully permitted Miguel Auza mine, which generated its first revenue for Silver Eagle Mines (SEG-T, SVEGF-O) during a bulk-sampling program last year, shows promising economics according to a prefe…
Yukon-Nevada eyes Ketza revival
WHITEHORSE, YUKON — Yukon- Nevada Gold (YNG-T, YNGFF-O) has cut one of its best intercepts to date at its Ketza River property, about 125 km northeast of Whitehorse, Yukon. The market thanked Yukon-N…
CANADIAN GOLD MUTUAL FUNDS (August 11, 2008)
as of Apr. 1/2008
LENDING RATES (August 11, 2008)
as of 9 a. m. ET, Aug 4, 2008 (%) Bank of Canada 3.25 Target overnight rate 3.00 Canadian Prime 4.75 U. S. Discount Primary 2.25 U. S. Fed Funds market rate 2.00 U. S. Prime 5….
EXCHANGE RATES (August 11, 2008)
CANADIAN/U. S. EXCHANGE (Bank of Canada noon rate) Date July 28 July 25 July 24 July 23 July 22 US$ in C$ 1.0222 1.0164 1.0114 1.0088 1.0085 C$ in US$ 0.9783 0.9839 0.9887 0.9913 0…
Maudore gets boost
VANCOUVER — A new set of high-grade gold results from the Comtois project, in western Quebec, gave Maudore Minerals’ (MAO-V, MAOMF-O) share price a lift recently.
Tough quarter for HudBay
Lower zinc prices took their toll on HudBay Minerals’ (HBM-T, HBMFF-O) second-quarter earnings.
Olympic power rationing hits Silvercorp
Vancouver – Inadequate coal supplies for Chinese power plants means industrial customers are facing power rationing…