Junior miners settle back after rally
Vancouver — Junior mining companies roared back to life in the first half of September, with the S&P-TSX Venture Composite Index even cracking 2,000 briefly before settling back to 1998.16 on Sep…
2005
NorthMet likely heading to feasibility
Vancouver — Several private-placement financings are expected to provide
U.S. markets back to basics
Energy and commodity producers held steady on U.S. markets even as some high-end retailers and high-tech manufacturers were battered by the wake of Hurricane Katrina. Investors seem to be betting that…
LME Warehouse Levels (September 19, 2005)
Metal stocks (in tonnes) held in London Metal Exchange warehouses at opening, Sept. 12, 2005 (change from Sept. 5 in brackets):…
Exchange Rates (September 19, 2005)
CANADIAN/U.S. EXCHANGE (Bank of Canada noon rate)…
Permit delay costs Las Cristinas
An updated feasibility study of the large, low-grade Las Cristinas gold-copper project Venezuela has boosted capital costs by 10% for developer
Ursa faces fight for Shakespeare
Toronto-based junior
Jericho: Canada’s next diamond mine
Jericho, Nunavut — By early next year, the Jericho diamond project in Canada’s Far North will be producing its first diamonds. It will be Canada’s third diamond mine and Nunavut’s first….
Daily Metal Prices (September 19, 2005)
BASE METALS (London Metal Exchange — Midday official cash/3-month prices, US$ per tonne)…
Canadian Stock Exchange Indices (September 19, 2005)
| Date | Sept. 12 | Sept. 9 | Sept. 8 | Sept. 7 | Sept. 6 | High | Low |
| S&P/TSX-Ven Comp | 1998.16 | 1991.22 |