2009

Note: Alcoa will pay $0.9375* on its $3.75* cmltv pr sh on Apr 1, rec Mar 13. Vale will payu $0.4795 for all shares on Apr 30 and Oct 30. Yamana Gold will pay US$0.01* per share every quarter. Anglo A…

Australia (A$) March 3 Feb 24 Change Bendigo Mining 0.21 0.22 -0.01 Kingsgate Cons. 4.93 4.87 0.06 Lion Selection Ltd 0.80 0.93 -0.13 Newcrest Mining 31.53 32.98 -1.45 …

U. S. markets were down during the Feb. 24-Mar. 2 trading period. The catalyst for the sell-off was a staggering quarterly loss of US$62 billion, the highest in corporate history, at troubled insurer …

There was a mixture of good and bad news over the Feb. 24-March 2 trading period, making for a 40-point gain on the S&P/TSX composite index to 7,687.51 points. Profits from Canada’s banking sector…

The Feb. 24-Mar. 2 reporting period on the S&P/TSX Venture composite index began and ended poorly. The first and last days of the period saw the heaviest losses, 25.35 and 33.42 points, respective…

Metal stocks (in tonnes) held in London Metal Exchange warehouses at opening, Mar. 3, 2009 (change from Feb. 24 in brackets):

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Antimony: Mid-mkt US$4,350 /t.

Daily Metal Prices Date Mar. 2 Feb. 27 Feb. 26 Feb. 25 Feb. 24 BASE METALS (London Metal Exchange — Midday official cash/3-month prices, US$ per tonne) Al Alloy 1121/1160 1108/1146 1116/1160 …

52-week Date Mar. 2 Feb. 27 Feb. 26 Feb. 25 Feb. 24 High Low S&P/TSX-Ven Comp 828.24 861.66 862.81 854.97 853.59 2810.46 678.62 TSX Composite 7687.51 8123.02 8186.82 7932.30 7859.33…

Short positions outstanding at Feb. 15/09 (with changes from Jan. 31/09). Largest short positions Silvermet SYI 947000 537000 Gold Wheaton Gold GLW. WT 878145 -435400 Soltoro SOL …