Xstrata Nickel to double production by 2012
Staying alive in today’s nickel business requires big bucks, but now that Xstrata Nickel (formerly Falconbridge) has Switzerland-based Xstrata’s (XTA-L, XSRAF-O) dollars and vision behind it, the comp…
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Galantas eyes allure of certified Irish gold (December 25, 2006)
Vancouver — Hoping to draw on the allure of certified Irish gold, the Canadian operator of Northern Ireland’s first modern-day gold mine plans to earn a premium on prevailing market prices by brandin…
TSX Preferred and Exchangeable Shares (December 25, 2006)
Alamos Gold (AGI.DB-T) — 5.5% convertible at holder’s option to common shares (AGI-T) at $5.30 before maturity or redemption.
Exall shareholders approve spinoff (December 25, 2006)
Shareholders of Exall Resources (EXL-T, EXALF-O) have approved a reorganization plan that will see current shareholders receive a dividend of shares in a new company, Exall Energy, that will hold Exal…
Aurizon pours gold at Casa Berardi
Aurizon Mines (ARZ-T, AZK-X) has poured two gold dor bars from its Casa Berardi mine in the Abitibi region of Quebec.
CNQ Trading (December 25, 2006)
STOCK TICKER VOLUME HIGH LOW LAST CHANGE HIGH LOW Aspire CALS 110 0.05 0.035 0.05 + 0.015 0.16 0.035 Bannockburn Res BKNN 12 0.66 0.66 0.66 0.00 0.75 0.25 Bison…
xHillsborough, NEMI and Anglo now coal partners
Vancouver — Hillsborough Resources (HLB-T, HLSRF-O), NEMI Northern Energy & Mining (nne.a-t) and Anglo American (AAUK-Q, AAL-L) subsidiary Anglo Coal have completed the consolidation of their nor…
International Quotes (December 25, 2006)
Australia (A$) Dec 19 Dec 8 Change Bendigo Mining 0.76 0.77 -0.01 Centamin Egypt 0.78 0.70 0.08 Croesus Mining 0.28 0.28 0.00 Emperor Mines 0.17 0.24 -0.07 Kingsgate Cons. 4.05…
Lending Rates (December 25, 2006)
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North American Stock Exchange Indices (December 25, 2006)
Date Dec. 18 Dec. 15 Dec. 14 Dec. 13 Dec. 12 High Low S&P/TSX-Ven Comp 2821.05 2812.77 2813.99 2786.61 2772.32 3309.90 2123.57 TSX Composite 12785.20 12866.27 13021.77 12910.32 12858.48 13042.77…
Canadian Gold Mutual Funds (December 25, 2006)
Fund name Dec 18($) Dec 10($) Change($) Change(%) YTD(%) MER*(%) Assets*(M$) AGF Pr Mtl 25.83 26.17 -0.34 -1.3 58.3 2.68 504 Altamira Pr & Str Mtl 12.62 12.74 -0.12 -0.9…
Junior goes it alone in South Korea
Why Vancouver’s Oriental Minerals (OTL-V, OMNLF-O) is the only foreign mining company in South Korea right now is anyone’s guess, but director and co-chair Damien Reynolds says he’s not looking for th…