Volume 96 Number 9 - Apr 19 - 25, 2010

The strength of the current bull market for gold was very much in evidence during the 14th trading week of the year, as sovereign debt concerns in Europe continued to dominate precious metals and curr…

The new Ontario budget, delivered by Ontario’s Finance Minister Dwight Duncan seems to pin economic progress on the back of mining and, in doing so, could give miners a little more elbow room.

COURTESY OF SCOTIABANK

Metal stocks (in tonnes) held in London Metal Exchange warehouses at opening, April 13, 2010 (change from Apr. 6 in brackets):

Just when it appeared that things were finally moving smoothly for Centerra Gold (CG-T), political unrest in Kyrgyzstan reared its head and damaged the company’s share price.

VANCOUVER — First, Macarthur Coal (MCC-A) inked a friendly deal to acquire Gloucester Coal (GCLA), GCLA), which is majority-owned by Singapore-listed raw materials giant Noble Group, in an all-share …

Antimony: Mid-mkt US$5,750.00/t.

Date Apr. 12 Apr. 9 Apr. 8 Apr. 7 Apr. 6 BASE METALS (London Metal Exchange — Midday official cash/3-month prices, US$ per tonne) Al Alloy 2310/2290 2230/2250 2155/2180 2175/2200 2170/2180 …

52-week Date Apr. 12 April. 9 Apr. 8 Apr. 7 Apr. 6 High Low S&P/TSX-Ven Comp 1673.67 1680.57 1652.93 1647.18 1635.79 1691.10 968.73 TSX Composite 12148.66 12176.84 12113.53 1…

*as of Jan. 31/10

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

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