DAILY METAL PRICES (July 21, 2008)
Date July 14 July 11 July 10 July 9 July 8 BASE METALS (London Metal Exchange — Midday official cash/3-month prices, US$ per tonne) Al Alloy n/a 2690/2725 2690/2730 2630/2650 2670/2695 Alum…
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NORTH AMERICAN STOCK EXCHANGE INDICES (July 21, 2008)
52-week Date July 14 July 11 July 10 July 9 July 8 High Low S&P/TSX-Ven Comp 2378.34 2391.86 2383.65 2372.49 2799.70 3341.56 2340.21 TSX Composite 13741.29 13709.10 13743.88 …
TSX SHORT POSITIONS (July 21, 2008)
Short positions outstanding at June 30/08 (with changes from June 15/08).
TSX VENTURE SHORT POSITIONS (July 21, 2008)
Short positions outstanding at June 30/08 (with changes from June 15/08).
Boreal plan could be bad news for miners
Mining, forestry and all other kinds of development will be banned from nearly half of Ontario’s northern boreal region, the Ontario Liberal government has announced.
Taseko spends $100M on Gibraltar mine equipment
Vancouver-based Taseko Mines (TKO-T, TGB-X) has purchased $100 million worth of mining and milling equipment from Bucyrus International (BUCY-N).
U. S. MARKETS JULY 8-14
It was another chilling week for the U. S. markets as Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson and his team scrambled to come up with a rescue plan for troubled housing giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. Fann…
TSX VENTURE EXCHANGE JULY 8-14
The July 8-14 trading session was not particularly kind to the S&P-TSX Venture Composite Index — the board lost 100.03 points over the week to close at 2,378.34. The summer trading doldrums were …
TORONTO STOCK EXCHANGE JULY 8-14
The July 8-14 trading period saw the TSX Composite Index inch higher after last period’s tough losses. The index finished at 13,741.29, up 28.49 points.
Nevada Geothermal Power borrowing US$145M for generating plant
Nevada Geothermal Power (NGP-V, NGLPF-O) is planning to borrow US$145 million from a banking syndicate led by Morgan Stanley (MS-N) and Glitnir Capital to build a geothermal power plant at Blue Mounta…
LME WAREHOUSE LEVELS (July 21, 2008)
Metal stocks (in tonnes) held in London Metal Exchange warehouses at opening, July 15, 2008 (change from July 8 in brackets):
PEOPLE (July 21, 2008)
Abacus Mining & Exploration– Victor Lazarovici appointed a director.