Chrysler, GM Woes Hit Metal Suppliers
It was a dramatic and disturbing business week in North America during the 17th trading week of the year, as large ownership stakes in GM and Chrysler swiftly wound up in the hands of the U. S. govern…
2009
Russia: A Land Of Opportunities And Risks
In our April 27-May 3/09 issue, we wrote about Russia’s new strategic sectors law, and about the Canada-Russia Mining Conference, organized by the Canada Eurasia Russia Business Association (CERBA) an…
U.S. Markets April 28 -May 4
Easing fears about a swine flu pandemic and moderating housing data helped buoy U. S. markets during the April 28-May 4 reporting period. The National Association of Realtors reported that its Pending…
Canadian Gold Mutual Funds (May 11, 2009)
Featured Fund: CIBC precious metals as of 01/31/09 (in weighted order): Kinross Gold, Agnico-Eagle Mines, Goldcorp, Barrick Gold, Randgold Resources, Yamana Gold, Newmont Mining, Compania Minas Buenav…
Tower Hill Keeps Hitting Gold At Livengood
VANCOUVER–The Livengood gold deposit in Alaska just keeps growing for International Tower Hill Mines (ITH-V, THM-X).
Kyrgyz Government Goes From Cruel To Kind For Centerra
Good news is shining on Centerra Gold (CG-T, CAGDF-O) from Kyrgyzstan.
Toronto Stock Exchange April 28 -May 4
Toronto stocks posted solid gains during the April 28-May 4 reporting period, with the S&P/TSX composite index up 476 points, or 5.1%, to 9,870, the highest level since early November. The Capped …
TSX Venture Exchange April 28 -May 4
On the whole, the April 28-May 5 reporting period was a positive one for the TSX Venture Exchange. The Venture board managed to stay above the 1,000-mark, rising 2.4% to 1,027.19 points.
LME Warehouse Levels (May 11, 2009)
Metal stocks (in tonnes) held in London Metal Exchange warehouses at opening, May 5, 2009 (change from Apr. 28 in brackets): Aluminium Alloy 95460 (1060) Aluminium 3797125 (+71150) Copper 39…
Exchange Rates (May 11, 2009)
CANADIAN/U. S. EXCHANGE (Bank of Canada noon rate) Date May 4 May 1 Apr. 30 Apr. 29 Apr. 28 US$ in C$ 1.1781 1.1872 1.1940 1.2008 1.2238 C$ in US$ 0.8488 0.8423 0.8375 0.8328 0.817…
International Quotes (May 11, 2009)
Australia (A$) May 5 Apr 28 Change Bendigo Mining 0.25 0.24 0.01 Kingsgate Cons. 16.05 6.04 10.01 Lion Selection Ltd 0.98 0.98 0.00 Newcrest Mining 31.50 30.99 0.51 Z…
T. N. M. Nugget
ONTARIO MINING ACT HIGHLIGHTS: