Polar Star to choose board of directors in April
Polar Star Mining (PSR-V) will hold a shareholders meeting on Apr. 17 that will decide the fate of its current boar…
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Geologix’s loss is Silver Standard’s gain
Unable to get its hands on the money it needed, Geologix Explorations (GIX-T, GXEFX-O) must walk away from a projec…
China Inc. steps up foreign acquisitions; bids for Oz Minerals
China’s state-owned companies are ratcheting up their acquisitions of struggling mining companies that have been hi…
TSX Venture Exchange rights and warrants
The following are the mining-related rights and warrants now trading on the TSX Venture Exchange (in C$ unless no…
Commentary: Looking at maintenance as an investment
Mining is a tough business and in order to stay competitive, every available advantage must be considered and where…
Athabasca Potash Pairs Up With SNC-Lavalin At Burr
Montreal-based engineering and consulting firm SNC-Lavalin Group (SNC-T, SNCAF-O), has been contracted by Athabasca Potash (API-T, ABHPF-O) to provide prefeasibility study services for the company’s B…
Lending Rates (February 16, 2009)
as of 9 a. m. ET. Feb. 10, 2009 (%) Bank of Canada 1.25 Target overnight rate 1.00 Canadian Prime 3.00 U. S. Discount Primary 0.50 U. S. Fed Funds market rate 0-0.25 U. S. Prime …
LME Warehouse Levels (February 16, 2009)
Metal stocks (in tonnes) held in London Metal Exchange warehouses at opening, Feb. 10, 2009 (change from Feb. 3 in brackets):
Spot Prices (February 16, 2009)
COURTESY OF SCOTIABANK
Producer And Dealer Prices (February 16, 2009)
Antimony: Mid-mkt US$4,350 /t.
Agnico-Eagle, PotashCorp Scoop Up IR Awards
In a field dominated by the slicker sectors of the Canadian economy such as banking and hi-tech, the investor-relations efforts of a couple of mining companies came out on top at the IR Magazine Canad…
Record Year For US Mine Penalties
VANCOUVER — Fines for safety violations at American mines soared to an all-time high in 2008. Over the past three years, since former president George W. Bush signed a new mining code into law, the v…