Daily Metal Prices (February 19, 2007)
BASE METALS (London Metal Exchange — Midday official cash/3-month prices, US$ per tonne)
News
African mining conference draws masses
Cape Town, South Africa — On strong commodity prices and a sustained bull market, the opening day of the 12th annual Mining Indaba conference attracted more than 4,000 delegates to hear about the ong…
Egypt wants role on global mining stage
While the recent trend in some developing countries has been to decry foreign direct investment and increase state control over mineral assets, Egypt seems to be moving in the opposite direction.
Centerra weathers stormy 2006
As its fourth-quarter results laid bare, 2006 was not a banner year for Centerra Gold (CG-T, CAGDF-O).
Toronto Stock Exchange February 6-12
The TSX Composite Index couldn’t maintain the all-time high it set last period, falling 126.1 points to 13,166.69 over the Feb. 6-12 trading period.
TSX Venture Exchange February 6-12
As market attention continues to focus on merger activity in the global uranium sector, the S&P-TSX Venture Composite Index rose 29.59 points to 3,004.39 over the Feb. 6-12 trading session. Averag…
U.S. Markets February 6-12
U.S. equity markets were down marginally over the Feb. 6-12 trading session. The Standard & Poor’s 500 Index fell 3.62 points to 1,443.37 while the NASDAQ lost 20.22 points, closing at 2,450.38 an…
Producer and Dealer Prices (February 19, 2007)
Antimony : Mid-mkt US$5,360/t.
LME Warehouse Levels (February 19, 2007)
Metal stocks (in tonnes) held in London Metal Exchange warehouses at opening, Feb. 12, 2006 (change from Feb. 5 in brackets):
TSX Rights & Warrants (February 19, 2007)
Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM.WT.U) — Wt buys sh @ US$19 to Nov 14/07.
North American Stock Exchange Indices (February 19, 2007)
Date Feb. 12 Feb. 9 Feb. 8 Feb. 7 Feb. 6 High Low S&P/TSX-Ven Comp 3004.39 2997.73 2976.69 2985.41 2990.62 3309.90 2291.43 TSX Composite 13040.54 13083.95 13184.30 13142.25 13183.33 13237.74…
Revised feasibility study buoys Yukon Zinc
Vancouver — Yukon Zinc (YZC-V, YZCCF-O) has tabled an “optimized feasibility study” that indicates positive economics for its Wolverine polymetallic project in the Finlayson District of southeastern …