GobiMin upgrades Yellow Mountain
Vancouver As it continues to sink shafts at its Yellow Mountain property about 100 km southeast of Hami city in n…
2008
Spurred on in China (August 19, 2008)
Second quarter results showed Spur Ventures (SVU-T, SPVEF-O) to be well on its way to becoming a key fertilizer sup…
Victory Nickel bids for Independent Nickel
Victory Nickel (NI-T) hopes to expand its nickel holdings in Manitoba and has made an unsolicited, all-share takeov…
Red Hill to sample Ulaan Ovoo coal
Red Hill Energy (RH-V) is combining a bulk sample program with an open pit expansion program at its Ulaan Ovoo coal…
Sultan Minerals drills moly, identifies new tungsten zone at Jersey-Emerald
Vancouver For Sultan Minerals (SUL-V), five million tonnes is the magic number. Sultan president and CEO Arthur T…
SilverCrest Mines takes two steps forward at Santa Elena
SilverCrest Mines (SVL-V, STVZF-O) has checked off two more boxes on its “to-do” list before it can move its Sant…
Chinese zirconium play lists on the TSX
Rock samples taken from several Apollo space missions suggest that zirconium is found in higher concentrations on t…
More gold for Aquila
Aquila Resources (AQA-T) got a slight lift from drills testing a porphyry deposit at its Back Forty project in Mich…
BID-ASK — AUGUST 5-11, 2008
12-MONTH 12-MONTH STOCK EXC BID ASK LAST HIGH LO STOCK EXC BID ASK LAST HIGH LO Absolut Res V 0.80 0.98 0.98 1.30 0.001 Lakewood Mng V 0.06 0.07 0.06 0.09 0.05 Acrex Vent…
TSX SHORT POSITIONS (August 18, 2008)
Short positions outstanding at July 31/08 (with changes from July 15/08).
INTERNATIONAL QUOTES (August 18, 2008)
Australia (A$) Aug 12 Aug 5 Change Bendigo Mining 0.18 0.20 -0.02 Kingsgate Cons. 4.80 5.60 -0.80 Lion Selection Ltd 1.58 1.50 0.08 Newcrest Mining 23.49 26.31 -2.82 …
Promontorio drilling delivers for Kootenay Gold
VANCOUVER — Continued good news out of the Promontorio silver-gold- lead-zinc project in Sonora, Mexico, once again buoyed Kootenay Gold’s (KTN-V, KOOYF-O) share price in a lagging market.