Cross Lake’s QR gold mine in full production
Vancouver — Production is finally in full swing at Cross Lake Minerals’ (CRN-T, CRNKF-O) QR gold mine, near Quesnel, B.C.
2007
Extract joins uranium stampede in Namibia
SITE VISIT Swakopmund, Namibia — The high-pitched wail from the handheld spectrometer intensifies as the geologist creeps across the dry, rocky terrain of Extract Resources’ (EXT-T, EXT-A) Husab uranium project…
Digging into China’s vast, untapped, interior
SITE VISIT Xinhuru, Inner Mongolia, China — In the summer months, the sparse grasslands in this remote corner of China’s enormous Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region are used primarily by locals…
LME Warehouse Levels (December 31, 2007)
Metal stocks (in tonnes) held in London Metal Exchange warehouses at opening, Dec. 10, 2007 (change from Dec. 3 in brackets):
TSX Short Positions (December 31, 2007)
Short positions outstanding at Nov. 30/07 (with changes from Nov. 15/07).
Strong loonie hammers Harry Winston in Q3
What could have been a strong quarter for Harry Winston Diamond (HW-T, HWD-N) turned sour, as the strong Canadian dollar erased the effects of higher sales and earnings — and then some.
TSX Venture Short Positions (December 31, 2007)
Short positions outstanding at Nov. 30/07 (with changes from Nov. 15/07).
North American Stock Exchange Indices (December 31, 2007)
Date Dec. 18 Dec. 17 Dec. 14 Dec. 13 Dec. 12 High Low S&P/TSX-Ven Comp 2595.28 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a TSX Composite 13358.07 13387.11 13674.23 13747.25 13809.38 14646.82…
Relincho results propel Global Copper to new high (December 31, 2007)
Vancouver — A stream of good news from Global Copper’s (GLQ-T, GOCPF-O) Relincho project in Chile boosted the junior’s share price by $2.22 or 74% in three months.
Toronto Stock Exchange Dec. 18-19
The TSX Composite Index rose 2.71 points over the shortened pre-Christmas trading period Dec 18-19, ending at 13,389.82.
CNQ Trading — Dec 11-17, 2007 (December 31, 2007)
STOCK TICKER VOLUME HIGH LOW LAST CHANGE HIGH LOW Avanti Mining AVMI 275 0.53 0.50 0.53 + 0.01 0.80 0.40 Bison Gold Exp BGEI 17 0.15 0.15 0.15 0.00 0.50…
Michigan approves Eagle mine (December 31, 2007)
Rio Tinto (RTP-N, RIO-L) subsidiary Kennecott Eagle Minerals will be going ahead with its Eagle nickel-copper mine in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, following approval by the state’s Department of E…