Newmont bids for Fronteer
Newmont Mining (NEM-N) is the latest to join the wave of merger and acquisition activity that is washing over Canadian mining companies.
Volume 96 Number 52 Feb 14 - 20, 2011
Roundup: We need more discoveries, part II (February 14, 2011)
Last week, we presented the Canadian exploration projects highlighted at the Mineral Exploration Roundup presented by the Association for Mineral Exploration British Columbia (AME BC). This week, we turn to the international scene.
Spot Prices (February 14, 2011)
Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2011
LME Warehouse Levels (February 14, 2011)
Metal stocks (in tonnes) held in London Metal Exchange warehouses at opening, Feb. 7, 2011 (change from Jan. 31 in brackets):
Spot prices
Tuesday, Jan 31, 2012
New hope from old regime in CAR?
With all of the unrest in Egypt, Tunisia and Côte d’Ivoire, Africa could use a story of peaceful politics more now than ever.
People (February 14, 2011)
ArcelorMittal – Simon Wandke appointed as a VP and mining division’s chief commercial officer of marketing and sales.
Technical Analysis Report: Hey gold, where’s the glory?
After a torrid run, the yellow metal has cooled off with the coming of the new year.
Roundup: Atac, Kaminak gear up for 2011
Vancouver – In a couple of packed sessions at the Mineral Exploration Roundup in late January, leading Yukon gold explorers Atac Resources (atc-v) and Kaminak Resources (kam-v) laid out their plans for stepped up exploration in 2011.
Suppliers News (February 14, 2011)
Caterpillar to build factory in Thailand
TMX-LSE merger buzz
The markets have been abuzz since the jolting Feb. 8 announcement that the London Stock Exchange and the TMX Group – operator of the Toronto Stock Exchange and the TSX Venture Exchange – plan to merge in a deal that would create an exchange…
Canadian gov’t tightens TFW regulations
Whether your company currently employs temporary foreign workers (TFW), or whether your company may do so in the future, you need to be aware of the new Temporary Foreign Worker Program regulations that will come into force on April 1, 2011.