Almaden rises on Ixtaca hits
VANCOUVER — First-ever drilling on part of Almaden Minerals’ (AMM-T, AAU-X) Tuligtic copper-gold project in Mexico has returned a long intersect of significant gold and silver mineralization.
Volume 96 Number 28 - Aug 30 - Sep 5, 2010
Quebec minister refuses uranium ban
Quebec’s government has rejected calls for a moratorium on uranium exploration in the province. “It’s out of the question,” said Quebec’s Minister for Natural Resources and Wildlife, Serge Simard, as …
PEOPLE (August 30, 2010)
Anvil Mining — Philippe Monier appointed VP corporate and CFO.
33 trapped Chilean miners alive, well and waiting
After 17 days trapped 688 metres below the surface, a group of Chilean miners announced they are alive by attaching a note to a probe that was pulled to the surface through a freshly drilled narrow sh…
First Quantum calls ENRC’s buy illegal
Kazakhstan-based mining group Eurasian Natural Resources Corp. or ENRC (ENRC-L) has agreed to pay US$175 million for mining assets in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, including the Kolwezi copper…
URS to acquire Scott Wilson
The boards of Scott Wilson Group (SWG-L) and URS Corp. (URS-N) have agreed on a cash offer by Universe Bidco Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of URS.
Scorpion Gold hands out US$3m contract
Vancouver-headquartered Scorpio Gold’s (SGN-V) 70% joint-venture subsidiary Mineral Ridge Gold has awarded a US$3-million contract to Nevada-based Canyon Construction pertaining to the re-stacking of …
Aeroquest to survey Deadhorse Creek
Canadian International Minerals (CIN-C) has signed a contract with Aeroquest (AQL-T) to fly a close spaced AeroTEM III-Radiometric- Mag survey over the Deadhorse Creek property, 43 km east of Terrace …
SPOT PRICES (August 30, 2010)
COURTE SY OF SCOTIABANK
LME WAREHOUSE LEVELS (August 30, 2010)
Metal stocks (in tonnes) held in London Metal Exchange warehouses at opening, Aug. 23, 2010 (change from Aug. 16 in brackets):
PRODUCER AND DEALER PRICES (August 30, 2010)
Antimony: Mid-mkt US$9,466.66/t.
DAILY METAL PRICES (August 30, 2010)
Date Aug. 23 Aug. 20 Aug. 19 Aug. 18 Aug. 17 BASE METALS (London Metal Exchange –Midday official cash/3-month prices, US$ per tonne) Al Alloy 2210/2100 2090/1980 2150/2100 2180/2105 2200/21…