Pequop: Nevada’s Next Gold District?
Nevada is well-known for prolific gold districts such as Comstock, and the Carlin and Cortez trends. Now, Reno, Nev.-based AuEx Ventures (XAU-T, AUXVF-O) believes its Long Canyon and West Pequop proje…
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Spot Prices (December 15, 2008)
COURTESY OF SCOTIABANK
Producer And Dealer Prices (December 15, 2008)
Antimony: Mid-mkt US$4,850 /t.
Apogee’s La Solucion Mine Goes Under
Declining metal prices and lower grades combined with higher smelting costs and taxes have forced Apogee Minerals (APE-V, AGEEF-O) to close its La Solucion silver- zinc-lead mine north of La Paz in Bo…
Editorial: Nickel Cuts Hit Home
The steep fall in nickel prices since July finally translated into production cuts by the majors in Canada’s nickel camps during the week ended Dec. 6, the 49th trading week of 2008.
Bravo Sees High Grade Potential At Homestake
Vancouver — Long and high-grade gold intercepts at Bravo Venture Group’s (BVG-V) Homestake Ridge property, 35 km southeast of Stewart, B. C., are providing insight into where the company should drill…
Daily Metal Prices (December 15, 2008)
Date Dec. 8 Dec. 5 Dec. 4 Dec. 3 Dec. 2 BASE METALS (London Metal Exchange — Midday official cash/3-month prices, US$ per tonne) Al Alloy 1090/1130 1101/1150 1151/1230 1225/1270 1231/1300 A…
North American Stock Exchange Indices (December 15, 2008)
52-week Date Dec. 8 Dec. 5 Dec. 4 Dec. 3 Dec. 2 High Low S&P/TSX-Ven Comp 698.18 684.31 697.86 712.08 731.10 2886.39 678.62 TSX Composite 8567.12 8117.03 8057.82 8296.96 83…
BHP Maps Olympic Dam Plans
BHP Billiton (BHP-N, BLT-L),the world’s largest mining company, is planning to expand its Olympic Dam copper-uranium-gold mine in Australia, envisioning a sixfold increase in mining and milling capaci…
Tsx Venture Short Positions (December 15, 2008)
Short positions outstanding at Nov. 30/08 (with changes from Nov. 15/08).
Dividends (December 15, 2008)
Note: Alcoa will pay its quarterly div of US$0.9375 for US$3.75 cmltv pr sh on Jan 1, rec Dec 12. Xstrata Canada will pay $0.2863 div for pref sh series…
Mine Consultant Recognized As Top Family-Friendly Firm
Mine consulting and engineering firm Jacques Whitford has been named one of Canada’s top 20 family-friendly employers by Today’s Parent magazine for the third year in a row.