Daily Metal Prices (December 01, 2008)
Date Nov. 24 Nov. 21 Nov. 20 Nov. 19 Nov. 18 BASE METALS (London Metal Exchange — Midday official cash/3-month prices, US$ per tonne) Al Alloy 1315/1375 1325/1370 1315/1355 1350.50/1420 138…
2008
Expansion Drilling Turns Up More Gold For Central Sun
Vancouver–Even though a failed financing has forced the company to suspend a major development project at one of its two Nicaraguan gold mines, Central Sun Mining (CSM-T, SMC-x) continues to hit good…
George Forrest Bids For Forsys Metals
While other juniors fight to remain solvent amidst a lurching global economy, Forsys Metals (FSY-T, FOSYF-o) has managed to snag a potential $580-million windfall.
International Quotes (December 01, 2008)
Australia (A$) Nov 25 Nov 4 Change Bendigo Mining 0.12 0.12 0.00 Kingsgate Cons. 2.80 2.93 -0.13 Lion Selection Ltd 0.92 1.10 -0.18 Newcrest Mining 24.45 20.65 3.80 R…
Minefinders Pours First Gold
Minefinders’ (MFL-T, MFN-x) Dolores open-pit mine in Chihuahua, Mexico, is expected to produce more than 1.7 million oz. gold and 64 million oz. silver over an estimated 15-year life.
Torlon Hill Small, But Rich
Vancouver — Firestone Ventures (FV-V, FSVEF-o) has proven up a small, high-grade zinc-lead resource at its Torlon Hill project in Guatemala.
NovaGold Shutters Rock Creek Mine
Vancouver — NovaGold Resources (NG-T, NG-x) shares plunged $1.48 to close at 72 after the company announced it was suspending production at its Rock Creek gold mine and that it wouldn’t be able to m…
Exploration Adit Proving Its Worth At Niblack
Vancouver — The first underground drilling program at Committee Bay Resources’ (CBR-V, CBYRF-o)Niblack project, on Prince of Wales Island in Alaska, returned strong intercepts that are sure to expand…
BHP Billiton Drops Rio Tinto Offer
The world’s largest miner, BHP Billiton (BHP-N, BLT-l), has withdrawn its hostile takeover bid for fellow mega-miner Rio Tinto (RTP-N, RIO-l).
Canadian Gold Mutual Funds (December 01, 2008)
Featured Fund: Altamira precious & Strategic Metals, as of 07/31/08 (in weighted order): Goldcorp, Barrick Gold, Kinross Gold, Agnico-Eagle Mines, Yamana Gold, Franco-Nevada, Newmont Mining, Compa…
HudBay Bids For Lundin
Vancouver — In a move that took investors and analysts by surprise, HudBay Minerals (HBM-T, HBMFF-o) and Lundin Mining (LUN-T, LMC-n) plans to merge into what they hope will be the next major global …
Stroud Makes Strides In Mexico
Stroud Resources (SDR-V, SDURF-o) is posting solid results from La Rayas, one of two mineralized zones, at its 100%-owned Santo Domingo silver-gold project, 90 km northwest of Guadalajara in central M…