Premier cuts impressive numbers at Hardrock (November 22, 2010)
Drilling on the Hardrock gold project in northwestern Ontario is returning some impressive results for joint-venture partners Premier Gold Mines (PG-T) and Goldstone Resources (GRC-T).
Volume 96 Number 39 - Nov 15 - 21, 2010
NORTH AMERICAN STOCK EXCHANGE INDICES (November 22, 2010)
52-week Date Nov. 15 Nov. 12 Nov. 11 Nov. 10 Nov. 9 High Low TSX Composite 12735.41 12749.24 12934.74 12942.64 12916.63 13114.05 10990.41 S&P/TSX-Ven Comp 1982.18 2007.09 2039.28 2022.33 2005.03…
Silvercorp adds another Chinese mine to its stable
VANCOUVER — Following a strategy that has already made the company into the largest primary silver producer in China, Silvercorp Metals (SVM-T, SVM-N) is spending $33 million to pick up another small…
TSX SHORT POSITIONS (November 22, 2010)
Short positions outstanding at Oct. 31/10 (with changes from Oct. 15/10).
BHP blows US$800M on failed bids
A couple of loose ends were tied in the mining world during the second week of November.
TSX VENTURE SHORT POSITIONS (November 22, 2010)
Short positions outstanding at Oct. 31/10 (with changes from Oct. 15/10).
What the US elections mean for miners
The U.S. mid-term elections for the most part followed prognosticators’ predictions: Republicans swept their way to power in the House of Representatives and Democrats maintained a slim majority in th…
DIVIDENDS (November 22, 2010)
Note: Vale will pay $0.24* per outstanding common or prf sh on Oct 20. Alcoa will pay a $0.9375* div on it $3.75* cmltv pr stock on Oct 1, rec Sept 10. Franco-Nevada monthly div of 0.025 starting in J…
CANADIAN GOLD MUTUAL FUNDS (November 22, 2010)
*as of Sept. 30/10
LENDING RATES (November 22, 2010)
as of 9 a.m. ET. Aug. 23, 2010 (%) Bank of Canada 1.00 Target overnight rate 0.75 Canadian Prime 2.75 U.S. Discount Primary 0.75 U.S. Fed Funds market rate 0-0.25 U.S. Prime 3….
INTERNATIONAL QUOTES (November 22, 2010)
Australia (A$) Aug 24 Aug 17 Change Aquila Resources 8.3 8.69 -0.39 Bendigo Mining 0.18 0.18 0.00 Centennial Coal 6.03 6.04 -0.01 Fortescue Res 4.50 4.56 -0.06 Iluka …
EXCHANGE RATES (November 22, 2010)
CANADIAN/U. S. EXCHANGE (Bank of Canada noon rate) Date Nov 15 Nov 12 Nov 11 Nov 10 Nov 9 US$ in C$ 1.0065 1.0080 Holiday 1.0017 1.0013 C$ in US$ 0.9935 0.9921 Holiday 0.9983 0.998…