TSX VENTURE EXCHANGE JULY 22-28
Not much changed on the S&P-TSX Venture Composite Index during the July 22-28 trading session; the index shed 101 points to close at 2,186.5, average trading volumes puttered along at 62 million t…
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LME WAREHOUSE LEVELS (August 04, 2008)
Metal stocks (in tonnes) held in London Metal Exchange warehouses at opening, July 29, 2008 (change from July 22 in brackets):
Historic Q2 can’t lift Etruscan’s shares
Although its second quarter represented a historic time for Etruscan Resources, (EET-T, ETRUF-O), the company has failed to gain any market traction from second-quarter results that saw its Youga gold…
Bears kill 2 geologists in Russia’s Far East
Geologists at a mine in northern Russia have refused to leave their compound after two of their colleagues, who worked on a drill site, were found fatally mauled by bears near the project.
Teck and Xstrata close Lennard Shelf mine
Teck Cominco (TCK. B-T, TCK-N) and Xstrata (XSRAF-O, XTA-L) are closing the Lennard Shelf Pillara zinc-lead mine in Western Australia, because it is no longer economic.
Golden Predator snares Midway
VANCOUVER–Only a few months after manoeuvring a takeover of Fury Explorations (FUR-V, FURXF-O), tungsten producer Golden Predator Mines (GP-T, GPDRF-O) is signing onto a merger with Midway Gold (MDW-…
Vale launches recruiting initiative
Brazilian mining giant Vale (RIO-N) has announced two new training programs to bolster its ranks and give recently graduated mining students experience on the world stage.
SPOT PRICES (August 04, 2008)
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PRODUCER AND DEALER PRICES (August 04, 2008)
Antimony: Mid-mkt US$6,300.00/t.
DAILY METAL PRICES (August 04, 2008)
Date July 28 July 25 July 24 July 23 July 22 BASE METALS (London Metal Exchange — Midday official cash/3-month prices, US$ per tonne) Al Alloy 2562/2600 2470/2580 2561/2600 2565/2615 2600/2…
NORTH AMERICAN STOCK EXCHANGE INDICES (August 04, 2008)
52-week Date July 28 July 25 July 24 July 23 July 22 High Low S&P/TSX-Ven Comp 2186.50 2188.17 2184.77 2223.13 2263.66 3199.58 2177.80 TSX Composite 13303.96 13378.81 13206.14 …
TSX VENTURE SHORT POSITIONS (August 04, 2008)
Short positions outstanding at July 15/08 (with changes from June 30/08).