LME warehouse levels
Metal stocks (in tonnes) held in London Metal Exchange warehouses at opening, Feb. 6, 2012 (change from Jan. 30 in brackets):
News
Producer and dealer prices
Antimony: Mid-mkt US$12,250.00/t
Daily metal prices
DateFeb 6Feb 3Feb 2Feb 1Jan 31
Canadian gold mutual funds
Fund name Feb. 6 Jan.30ChangeChangeYTDMER*Assets*
North American stock exchange indices
52-week
TSX short positions
Short positions outstanding at Jan. 31/12 (with changes from Jan. 15/12).
TSX Venture short positions
Short positions outstanding at Jan. 31/12 (with changes from Jan. 15/12).
Exchange rates
CANADIAN/U.S. EXCHANGE (Bank of Canada noon rate)
Crocodile execs applaud Luxor’s higher offer
Luxor Capital Group has increased its partial offer for Crocodile Gold (CRK-T), which operates gold mines in Australia. The New York-based investment company has raised its bid to US62¢ from US56¢ a share to buy 215.4 million…
Perseus turns 1M oz. gold project into 7M oz. gold mine in Ghana
Perth-based Perseus Mining (PRU-T, PRU-A) has brought its first West African gold mine to commercial production, pouring 35,801 oz. gold from the Edikan gold mine in Ghana in the fourth calendar quarter of 2011.
Glencore, Xstrata to create megaminer
Commodities trader Glencore International (GLEN-L) is looking to combine with Xstrata (XTA-L) in an all-share merger of equals, which will see the combined entity dominate the global markets for thermal coal, zinc, lead and ferrochrome,…
Latin American Minerals clarifies and bounces back
Instead of the pomp normally associated with a new mine opening, Latin American Minerals (LAT-V) dashed investors’ hopes of any ceremonies on Feb. 1 by announcing that it was suspending operations at what was set to become Paraguay’s…