Canadian Gold Mutual Funds (April 09, 2007)
Fund name Apr.2($) Mar.26($) Change($) Change(%) YTD(%) MER* %) Assets*(M$) AGF Pr Mtl 28.38 27.27 1.11 4.1 6.1 2.63 556 Altamira Pr & Str Mtl 13.14 12.77 0.37 2.9 1.4…
News
Copper executives forecast another windfall year
Santiago, Chile — The average copper price is expected to average over US$3 a lb. in 2007 due to continued strong demand from China and Asia and the inability of producers to quickly increase supply,…
Afton, again
Vancouver — A feasibility study commissioned by New Gold (NGD-T, NGD-X) for its New Afton project near Kamloops, B.C., shows positive economics for an underground block-cave operation at the copper-g…
Site visit: Saudi industrialist transforms Unigold
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic — Until last year, Unigold (UGD-V, UGDIF-O) was just another junior Canadian explorer with a large, grassroots gold project and plenty of exploration ideas, but little…
Dynacor to dabble in energy
Dynacor Mines (DYN-T, MSDRF-O) has signed a joint-venture agreement with two hydroelectricity companies to ensure it will have enough power to run its Huaura tungsten mill using two old hydro plants o…
Don’t be greedy, LionOre shareholders: tender those shares!
More often than not, big mergers and takeovers are announced late on Sunday evening or early Monday morning — the better to prevent an information leak and any resulting suspicious trading before the…
Industry, NGOs recommend CSR framework to govern Canadian miners abroad
Concluding a 10-month process that saw input from NGOs, mining, oil and gas companies and other groups, a recent report outlines a raft of recommendations that aim to address concerns over the social …
Toronto Stock Exchange March 27-April 2
Despite a slight drop, the TSX Composite Index continued to show strength over the March 27-April 2 trading period as it stayed in striking distance of its all-time high of 13,404, set in February. Th…
TSX Venture Exchange March 27-April 2
The junior mining-dominated S&P-TSX Venture Composite Index turned in a modest 15.03-point gain to close the March 27-April 2 trading session at 3,190.06. Average daily trading volumes continued t…
Breaking down the silver market
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Barrick teams with World Vision
Barrick Gold (ABX-T, ABX-N) has pledged US$1.3 million over five years to World Vision Canada to develop nutrition, education and employment programs designed to improve the lives of people in communi…
Venezuela greenlights Brisas
The Venezuelan Ministry of Environment has approved the Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) for the exploitation and processing of gold and copper mineralization at Gold Reserve’s (GRZ-T…