Gammon lawsuit to proceed
An Ontario court has certified an $80-million class-action lawsuit launched against Gammon Gold (GAM-T, GRS-N) and three financial institutions, but has ruled out certain parties’ from the class actio…
Volume 96 Number 8 - Apr 12 - 18, 2010
Editorial: Grim time for US coal miners
As we go to press, the worst mining disaster in the U.S. or Canada in more than two decades has just occurred at Massey Energy’s Upper Big Branch underground metallurgical coal mine in Montcoal, W. Va…
Chinese demand drives boron industry: Roskill
In the thirteenth century Marco Polo brought borax glazes, a compound of boron from his travels in Asia back with him to Italy. Eight hundred years later, demand continues to seesaw between the East a…
PEOPLE (April 12, 2010)
CanAlaska Uranium — Joseph Bowes resigned as CFO; Ram Ramachandran appointed CFO.
SPOT PRICES (April 12, 2010)
COURTESY OF SCOTIABANK
LME WAREHOUSE LEVELS (April 12, 2010)
Metal stocks (in tonnes) held in London Metal Exchange warehouses at opening, April 6, 2010 (change from Mar. 30 in brackets):
PRODUCER AND DEALER PRICES (April 12, 2010)
Antimony: Mid-mkt US$5750.00/t.
DAILY METAL PRICES (April 12, 2010)
Date Apr. 5 Apr. 2 Apr. 1 Mar. 31 Mar. 30 BASE METALS (London Metal Exchange — Midday official cash/3-month prices, US$ per tonne) Al Alloy Holiday Holiday 2120/2145 2105/2135 2065/2120 Alu…
CANADIAN GOLD MUTUAL FUNDS (April 12, 2010)
*as of Jan. 31/10
NORTH AMERICAN STOCK EXCHANGE INDICES (April 12, 2010)
52-week Date Apr. 5 April. 2 Apr. 1 Mar. 31 Mar. 30 High Low S&P/TSX-Ven Comp 1631.46 Holiday 1602.54 1576.55 1570.38 1638.55 947.82 TSX Composite 12186.35 Holiday 12151.06 12037.73 12044.21…
TSX SHORT POSITIONS (April 12, 2010)
Short positions outstanding at Mar. 15/10 (with changes from Feb. 28/10).
TSX VENTURE SHORT POSITIONS (April 12, 2010)
Short positions outstanding at Mar. 15/10 (with changes from Feb. 28/10).