Metals, mining and money markets
SPOT PRICESCourtesy of ScotiaBankTuesday, August 7, 2012 Precious MetalsPrice…
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Toronto Stock Exchange
The S&P/TSX Composite Index was up 127 points to 11,841.98 during the holiday-shortened period after beginning the period on a tear as it caught up to U.S. markets.The run was based on the notion that central banks were prepared to do…
Short position reports
TSX Short Positions Short positions outstanding at July 31/12 (with changes from July 15/12). Largest Short Positions…
Exchange rates
EXCHANGE RATES CANADIAN/U.S. EXCHANGE (Bank of Canada noon rate) Date Aug 6 Aug 3 Aug 2 Aug 1 July 31 US$ in C n/a 0.9986 1.0062 1.0017 1.0014 …
Centerra reveals details of Kumtor review
Centerra Gold (CG-T) continues to release details regarding a parliamentary review of its Kumtor gold operation in Kyrgyzstan. During a second-quarter conference call Centerra’s management outlined the structure of the Kyrgyz commission,…
Teck hit by lower commodity prices
The global economic downturn is hitting Teck Resources (TCK-T, TCK-N), with Canada’s biggest diversified miner suffering from weaker coal and copper prices as the Chinese growth story loses steam.
NMHF to induct four US mining giants
The National Mining Hall of Fame (NMHF) in the U.S. has selected four inductees for 2012: Glen A. Barton, J. David Lowell, Samuel Newhouse, and John Cleveland Osgood.The four will formally join the ranks of 214 previous inductees in the hall of…
TSX Venture Exchange
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index ended flat in the shortened period, up less than a point at 1,191 points after two days of losses balanced out two days of gains. Volume was also little changed, with an average of 67 million shares…
Colt lights up its ambitions in Portugal
Colt Resources (GTP-V, COLTF-O) has lofty plans to bring the next gold and tungsten mines to Portugal, a country perhaps best known for its fortified wines. The junior’s motto is “A gold company created by investors for…
Alacer boosts production, stock rises
Alacer Gold (ASR-T, ALIAF-O) has wrung more production out of two of its gold mines, and in doing so, has made up for disappointing results from another.The company announced that second-quarter mine production results for its operations…
Endeavour bids for Avion
Endeavour Mining (EDV-T) plans to buy Avion Gold (AVR-T) in a $389-million all-stock deal to increase its foothold in West Africa, and expand its annual production to over 450,000 oz. gold in 2015. Endeavour will provide a US$20-million loan to…
Royalty, streaming companies blossom
When equity and debt markets freeze up, cash-hungry mine developers are forced to find alternate financing options. And that means business is looking good for those in the precious metal streaming and royalty game.Big-time players like Royal…