PEOPLE (July 28, 2008)
Barrick Gold — Greg Wilkins appointed executive vice-chairman following his resignation as president and CEO.
2008
Potash, uranium, key themes at RBC conference;RBC conference
Commodity prices will remain strong for several years to come due to robust demand outside the United States and persistent supply constraints, according to presentations at the recent RBC Global Mini…
U. S. MARKETS JULY 18 -21
A week after the United States government announced it would help prop up mortgage buyers Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, market anxiety has cooled a little, demonstrated by gains over the July 15-21 trad…
TORONTO STOCK EXCHANGE JULY 18 – 21
The TSX was down during the July 15-21 trading session, with the TSX Composite Index losing 52 points, or 0.4%, to 13,689. Mining and materials stocks suffered steeper losses: the Capped Metals and Mi…
TSX VENTURE EXCHANGE JULY 18 – 21
The S&P-TSX Venture Composite Index continued its slow but steady decline over the July 15-21 trading session, losing 90.67 points to close at 2,287.67. Trading volumes remained less than stellar,…
SPOT PRICES (July 28, 2008)
COURTESY OF SCOTIABANK
PRODUCER AND DEALER PRICES (July 28, 2008)
Antimony: Mid-mkt US$6,300.00/t.
More coloured diamonds unearthed at Mori JV
Believed to be the first time rare coloured diamonds have been found in such great numbers in Ontario, more than half of the 5,216 diamonds recovered at the Mori joint-venture property near Wawa, Ont….
DAILY METAL PRICES (July 28, 2008)
Date July 21 July 18 July 17 July 16 July 15 BASE METALS (London Metal Exchange — Midday official cash/3-month prices, US$ per tonne) Al Alloy 2585/2640 2606/2615 2600/2660 2635/2665 2650/2…
NORTH AMERICAN STOCK EXCHANGE INDICES (July 28, 2008)
52-week Date July 21 July 18 July 17 July 16 July 15 High Low S&P/TSX-Ven Comp 2287.67 2298.74 2283.31 2308.76 2310.08 3335.22 2278.26 TSX Composite 13689.19 13515.96 13460.25 …
Apoquindo: fast and focused in South America (July 28, 2008)
VANCOUVER — Apoquindo Minerals (AQM-V, APQUF-O) is on a mission. In a year and a half, it has picked up three properties, drilled almost 28,000 metres, and raised over $14 million through private pla…
TSX VENTURE SHORT POSITIONS (July 28, 2008)
Short positions outstanding at July 15/08 (with changes from June 30/08).