LENDING RATES (August 04, 2008)
as of 9 a. m. ET, July 20, 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 …
2008
EXCHANGE RATES (August 04, 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 …
BID-ASK — JULY 22-28, 2008
12-MONTH STOCK EXC BID ASK LAST HIGH LO Absolut Res V 0.80 0.98 0.98 1.30 0.001 Afrasia Minl F V 0.25 0.44 0.25 0.45 0.23 Agau Res V 0.17 0.21 0.19 0.55 0.11 …
Imperial gets Sterling drill results
Vancouver Imperial Metals (III-T) is breathing fresh air into the past-producing Sterling mine, 185 km northwest …
Rio Tinto to expand Corumb iron ore mine in Brazil
Strong iron ore prices and rising demand in South America and the Middle East are behind Rio Tinto’s (RTP-N, RIO-…
Old holes, new results for Augen
Old core from a previous owner has proven to be a boon to Augen Gold’s (AUJ-V) share price. The company, which co…
High River Gold buys remainder of Prognoz silver project in Russia
High River Gold Mines (HRG-T) is snapping up the remaining 50% stake in the Prognoz silver project in the Republi…
Dia Bras brings in Q2 revenue of $6.7 million
Dia Bras Exploration (DIB-V) says its on target to process 144,000 tonnes of ore in 2008 at its pilot mining projec…
Banro reports strong intercepts at Twangiza in the DRC
Assay results from an additional 30 core holes drilled at Banro’s (BAA-T, BAA-X) Twangiza project on the Twangiza-N…
Goldcorp in $1.5B friendly takeover of Gold Eagle Mines
The pace of takeovers in the mining sector is accelerating. The latest move sees heavyweight Goldcorp (G-T, GG-N), …
Serengeti expands Kwanika (July 31, 2008)
Vancouver – With the release of 12 more drill results from a 59-hole 2008 campaign at its Kwanika property, about 2…
NovaGold sells hydro projects for $40 million
The extra $40 million that NovaGold Resources (NG-t, NG-A) will receive from selling its hydro-electric projects in…