North American Stock Exchange Indices (January 08, 2007)
Date Jan. 2 Jan. 1 Dec. 29 Dec. 28 Dec. 27 High Low S&P/TSX-Ven Comp 3007.70 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a TSX Composite 12923.66 n/a 12909.54 12852.59 12718.17 13042.77…
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CNQ Trading (January 08, 2007)
Dec. 19-20, 2006
Ivanhoe Rides Mongolian Roller Coaster in 2006
Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia — At first glance, Ivanhoe Mines’ (IVN-T, IVN-N) Oyu Tolgoi copper-gold project may seem to have grabbed an undue amount of attention for a project in the far reaches of the Gob…
Ashton Board Agrees to New Merger Plan
A proposal from Stornoway Diamond (SWY-T, SWYDF-O) to merge Ashton Mining of Canada (ACA-T, AMCFF-O) into one of its wholly owned subsidiaries has met the Ashton board’s approval.
CanAlaska Options Reserve Lands in Athabasca Basin
Vancouver — CanAlaska Uranium (CVV-V, CVVUF-O) has optioned a 385-sq.-km land package, located on the northern rim of Saskatchewan’s Athabasca basin, from the Fond Du Lac Denesuline First Nation.
Aldershot’s Quebec Uranium Search Garners Mixed Reviews
Vancouver — Aldershot Resources (ALZ-V, ALZTF-O) says it’s considering holding town hall meetings in southwestern Quebec to respond to allegations that its activities may be infringing on the rights …
First Uranium Rides Momentum Wave
Vancouver — The widely anticipated Canadian market debut of First Uranium (FIU-T) ended successfully, proving that momentum, for the time being, continues to ride in favour of the radioactive metal.
Canadian Gold Mutual Funds (January 08, 2007)
Fund name Dec 28($) Dec 20($) Change($) Change(%) YTD(%) MER*(%) Assets*(M$) AGF Pr Mtl 26.50 26.23 0.27 1.0 62.4 2.68 504 Altamira Pr & Str Mtl 12.94 12.83 0.11 0.9…
Lending Rates (January 08, 2007)
as of 4 pm ET, Dec. 29, 2006(%)
Astral Trenches High-Grade Gold at Jumping Josephine
Vancouver — Wide, high-grade gold values from a second-phase trenching program on the Jumping Josephine (JJ) project in southeastern B.C.’s Rossland-Republic trend gave Astral Mining (AST-V, ASMGF-O)…
Verena Pulls Gold at Volta Grande
Verena Minerals (VML-V) has intersected gold mineralization in a new drill hole at the Grota Seca East zone on its Volta Grande property in Para state, Brazil.
TSX Venture Exchange December 21-29
In wrapping up a banner year for commodity prices, the junior mining-dominated TSX Venture Composite Index closed 2006 on a rally, surging 140.8 points, or almost 5%, to 2,987.08 over the holiday shor…