Volume 96 Number 42 - Dec 6 - Dec 12, 2010

North American Energy Partners (NAEP) (NOA-T, NOA-N) has bought Calgary-based Cyntech, a designer and manufacturer of screw piles and pipeline anchoring systems and a provider of tank maintenance serv…

In a scenario long plotted out by gold bugs, there was another geopolitical shift in the use of the U.S. dollar and gold as financial instruments over the week.

Inmet Mining (IMN-T) has awarded a contract to Joint Venture Panama (JVP), a joint venture held 70% by SNC-Lavalin Group (SNC-T), to provide basic engineering for the Cobre Panama copper-gold project …

Orbit Garant Drilling (OGD-T) has acquired Advantage Control Technologies (ACT). As part of the transaction, Orbit Garant will buy specialized technologies and equipment, while also expanding its oper…

COURTESY OF SCOTIABANK Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2010 Precious Metals Price ( US$/oz.) Change Gold $1375.00 +14.00 Silver $27.13 -0.18 Platinum $1651.00 -11.00 Palladium $697.00 +12.00 Base Me…

Asia Now Resources — Lieng-Seng Wee resigned as a director; Chan Wing Kwong (commonly known as Wing Chan), John Lee Luen Wai, Alex Tjokrorahardjo and Ng Tai Chiu appointed directors.

Metal stocks (in tonnes) held in London Metal Exchange warehouses at opening, Nov. 29, 2010 (change from Nov. 22 in brackets):

Antimony: Mid-mkt US$10,100/t.

Daily Metal Prices Date Nov. 29 Nov. 26 Nov. 25 Nov. 24 Nov. 23 BASE METALS (London Metal Exchange –Midday official cash/3-month prices, US$ per tonne) Al Alloy 2220/2190 2200/2170 2210/2180 …

52-week Date Nov. 29 Nov. 26 Nov. 25 Nov. 24 Nov. 23 High Low TSX Composite 12895.65 12892.71 12945.81 12901.99 12793.75 13114.05 10990.41 S&P/TSX-Ven Comp 2050.80 2057.00 2049.01 2023.58 2001.52…

Short positions outstanding at Nov. 15/10 (with changes from Oct. 31/10).

*as of Sept. 30/10