Iamgold sells bauxite mine to China’s Bosai Minerals
Iamgold (IMG-T, IAG-N, IGD-A) has sold its bauxite assets in Guyana to China’s Bosai Minerals for about US$46 milli…
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Holiday strike at Centerra’s Kumtor
Christmas isn’t coming early for Centerra Gold (CG-T). The Toronto-based company with a penchant for operating in d…
Taseko eyes Gibraltar increase
Vancouver- Taseko Mines (TKO-T, TGB-A) is eyeing a sharp increase in metal production at its flagship Gibraltar min…
Mantle plans Ecstall takeover
Vancouver – Looking to consolidate ownership in the high-grade Akie zinc-lead project in northeastern British Colum…
Record-breaking uranium price poised to go higher
Vancouver – Record-breaking uranium prices are poised to go higher as investor funds try to cash in on a rally that…
Resource up at Young-Davidson (December 18, 2006)
Resources at the Young-Davidson gold project near Matachewan, Ont., have grown substantially in a new estimate comm…
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 it…
TSX goes global with gold index (December 18, 2006)
To suit its beefed-up list that now includes non-Canadian gold companies, the Standard & Poor/Toronto Stock Exchang…
Exchange Rates (December 18, 2006)
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Denison eyeing further expansion with OmegaCorp bid
Vancouver — Denison Mines (DML-T, DNMIF-O), a company with deep roots in the Canadian uranium mining sector, is set to take on an entirely new profile after launching a $154-million offer for Austral…
Dividends (December 18, 2006)
Company Div. Pay Record ($) Date Date Alcan 0.20* Dec 20 Nov 20 Noranda Incm Fd 0.085 Dec 27 Nov 30 Newmont Mng 0.10* Dec 28 Dec 7 Newmont Mng…
Lending Rates (December 18, 2006)
as of 4 pm ET, Dec. 8, 2006 (%) Bank of Canada 4.50 Target overnight rate 4.25 Canadian Prime 6.00 U.S. Discount Primary 6.25 U.S. Fed Funds market rate 5.25…