BHP blows US$800M on failed bids
A couple of loose ends were tied in the mining world during the second week of November.
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What the US elections mean for miners
The U.S. mid-term elections for the most part followed prognosticators’ predictions: Republicans swept their way to power in the House of Representatives and Democrats maintained a slim majority in th…
Three legends to join the Canadian Mining Hall of Fame
The Canadian Mining Hall of Fame, of which The Northern Miner is a co-sponsor, will honour three new inductees at its 23rd annual dinner and induction ceremony on Jan. 13, 2011, at the Fairmont Royal …
TORONTO STOCK EXCHANGE -NOVEMBER 8-12
The TSX composite index fell 175.87 points or 1.4% to finish the Nov. 8-12 trading week at 12,749.24, while the Capped Metals & Mining index slid 48.02 points or 3.62% to 1,280.02. One hundred and…
TSX VENTURE EXCHANGE -NOVEMBER 8-12
A long streak of upward momentum on the S&P-TSX Venture index stalled slightly in the Nov. 8-12 week, with two days of losses edging out three days of gains to have the board end down 1.82 points …
U.S. MARKETS -NOVEMBER 8-12
Markets finished the week with a sharp pullback as European debt fears and China inflation worries spooked investors. The Dow Jones industrial average tumbled 251.5 points, to close the Nov. 8-12 trad…
SPOT PRICES (November 22, 2010)
COURTE SY OF SCOTIABANK
LME WAREHOUSE LEVELS (November 22, 2010)
Metal stocks (in tonnes) held in London Metal Exchange warehouses at opening, Nov. 15, 2010 (change from Nov. 8 in brackets):
PRODUCER AND DEALER PRICES (November 22, 2010)
Antimony: Mid-mkt US$10,100/t.
DAILY METAL PRICES (November 22, 2010)
Date Nov. 15 Nov. 12 Nov. 11 Nov. 10 Nov. 9 BASE METALS (London Metal Exchange –Midday official cash/3-month prices, US$ per tonne) Al Alloy 2240/2215 2220/2195 2260/2235 2230/2205 2245/222…
CANADIAN GOLD MUTUAL FUNDS (November 22, 2010)
*as of Sept. 30/10
NORTH AMERICAN STOCK EXCHANGE INDICES (November 22, 2010)
52-week Date Nov. 15 Nov. 12 Nov. 11 Nov. 10 Nov. 9 High Low TSX Composite 12735.41 12749.24 12934.74 12942.64 12916.63 13114.05 10990.41 S&P/TSX-Ven Comp 1982.18 2007.09 2039.28 2022.33 2005.03…