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33 trapped Chilean miners alive, well and waiting

After 17 days trapped 688 metres below the surface, a group of Chilean miners announced they are alive by attaching a note to a probe that was pulled to the surface through a freshly drilled narrow sh…


First Quantum calls ENRC’s buy illegal

Kazakhstan-based mining group Eurasian Natural Resources Corp. or ENRC (ENRC-L) has agreed to pay US$175 million for mining assets in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, including the Kolwezi copper…


URS to acquire Scott Wilson

The boards of Scott Wilson Group (SWG-L) and URS Corp. (URS-N) have agreed on a cash offer by Universe Bidco Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of URS.


Scorpion Gold hands out US$3m contract

Vancouver-headquartered Scorpio Gold’s (SGN-V) 70% joint-venture subsidiary Mineral Ridge Gold has awarded a US$3-million contract to Nevada-based Canyon Construction pertaining to the re-stacking of …


Aeroquest to survey Deadhorse Creek

Canadian International Minerals (CIN-C) has signed a contract with Aeroquest (AQL-T) to fly a close spaced AeroTEM III-Radiometric- Mag survey over the Deadhorse Creek property, 43 km east of Terrace …


TORONTO STOCK EXCHANGE -August 16-20

After enduring a couple of tough weeks, the TSX composite index rebounded slightly for the Aug. 16-20 period, carving out a gain of 200 points to finish at 11,722.


TSX VENTURE EXCHANGE -August 16-20

The S&P/TSX Venture composite index made small but steady gains during the Aug. 16-20 trading period, ending up 22.57 points. Trading volume was below average but up from the prior week at 83.5 mi…


U.S. MARKETS -August 16-20

New claims for U.S. unemployment benefits climbed to a nine-month high during the Aug. 16-20 trading week, fuelling uncertainty about the overall economic outlook and sending gold prices higher. The D…





DAILY METAL PRICES (August 30, 2010)

Date Aug. 23 Aug. 20 Aug. 19 Aug. 18 Aug. 17 BASE METALS (London Metal Exchange –Midday official cash/3-month prices, US$ per tonne) Al Alloy 2210/2100 2090/1980 2150/2100 2180/2105 2200/21…


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