Volume 98 Number 23 Jul 23 - 29, 2012

Spanish coal miners”Black March’ ends in Madrid

Spanish coal miners protested their industry’s “disappearance” at the Ministry of Industry in Madrid after a month-long, almost 500-km Marcha Negra, or “Black March.” The march was initiated on foot by 80 miners…


People

Bannerman Resources — Mason Hills retired as a director; Ian Burvill appointed  a director.Brazil Resources — Victor Jamarillo appointed technical director; Paulo Espellet appointed senior geologist.Forsys Metals — Rowen…


Toronto Stock Exchange

The S&P/TSX Composite Index rallied late in the period but finished lower than where it began, shedding 145 points to 11,514.53. After a six-day losing streak the index rebounded on July 13 owing to speculation that China would stimulate…


Exchange rates

EXCHANGE RATES CANADIAN/U.S. EXCHANGE (Bank of Canada noon rate) Date July 16 July 13 July 12 July 11 July 10   US$ in C 1.0157 1.0151 1.0214 1.0195 1.0203  …


TSX Venture Exchange

After enjoying a brief early week rally during the trading period, The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index pared gains, closing down 2%, or 24.4 points, at 1,184.25. Uncertainty surrounding the eurozone crisis and weak jobs data in the U.S….


US market

The S&P 500 and Dow Jones Industrial Average erased losses for the week in the last hour of trading as better-than-expected economic data from China lifted investor sentiment. The country clocked year-on-year growth of 7.6% during the…


The surface facilities at Goldcorp's Red Lake gold mine in northwestern Ontario. Photo by Goldcorp

Goldcorp sees production shortfalls at Penasquito, Red Lake

A day after Goldcorp (G-T, GG-N) cut its 2012 production guidance, the company saw its share price take a hit.In Toronto on July 11, Goldcorp shares approached a 52-week low of $32.52. They fell $3.74, or 10% to $33.89, on 6.1 million shares…


Avala unveils maiden 1.5M oz. gold resource in Serbia

Canadian explorer Avala Resources (AVZ-V) is making strides towards establishing a multi-million ounce, near-surface gold deposit in the historic mining region of Timok in eastern Serbia. Avala released the first of three scheduled resource…


Alamos makes headway in Turkey

Alamos Gold (AGI-T) has outlined a positive mining scenario at its Turkish gold assets, Kirazli  and Agi Dagi, and revealed an inferred resource for its Camyurt project, also in Turkey’s northwest. A new prefeasibility study shows…



SouthGobi deadline extended

The Aluminum Corp. of China (Chalco) and Ivanhoe Mines (IVN-T, IVN-N) have agreed to wait a month before Chalco makes an official offer to buy Ivanhoe’s stake in SouthGobi Resources (SGQ-V), as doubts remain as to whether the Mongolian…


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