Independent Nickel changes Lynn Lake drill focus
Independent Nickel (INI-T) has intersected higher than expected nickel grades within its existing resource model at…
2008
Gold Canyon boosts Cordero gallium resource (February 11, 2008)
Vancouver – An updated resource estimate on Gold Canyon Resources’ (GCU-V, GDCRF-O) Cordero gallium project, locate…
Alberta Star upbeat on Contact Lake (February 11, 2008)
Grab samples from its Contact Lake property on the south side of Echo Bay in the Northwest Territories appear to le…
Int’l Minerals goes back to drawing board for Gaby gold plant
A prefeasibility study for International Minerals’ (IMZ-T) Gaby open pit gold project in Ecuador recommends that th…
CNQ Trading — Jan. 29 – Feb. 4, 2008
( 100s) WEEK 12- MONTH STOCK TICKER VOLUME HIGH LOW LAST CHANGE HIGH LOW Alliance Mining AMCL 420 0.13 0.12 0.12 0.00 0.23 0.09 Bison Gold Exp BGEI 5 0.05 0.05 0.05 0.00 0.48 …
Exchange Rates (February 11, 2008)
CANADIAN/ U. S. EXCHANGE ( Bank of Canada noon rate) Date Feb. 4 Feb. 1 Jan. 31 Jan. 30 Jan. 29 US$ in C$ 0.9931 0.9943 1.0022 0.9937 0.9977 C$ in US$ 1.0069 1.0057 0.9…
Lending Rates (February 11, 2008)
as of 9 a. m. ET, Feb. 5, 2008 (%) Bank of Canada 4.25 Target overnight rate 4.00 Canadian Prime 5.75 U. S. Discount Primary 3.50 U. S. Fed Funds market rate 3.00 U. S. Prime 6…
Hunting for nickel in Tanzania
Tanzania’s prospective Kabanga nickel belt was first discovered by the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) in the 1970s.
GFMS forecasts US$1,000 gold in 2008
London-based precious metal consultant, GFMS, has released an updated version of its latest gold market report, Gold Survey 2007.
Editorial: Aluminum gets a rise from power crises in South Africa and China
While aluminum has made the headlines during the past couple of years owing to all the mega-mergers among producers, the fifth trading week of 2008 saw prices for the metal stand out, as supply was hi…
Barrick signs tire deal with Yokohama
Gold giant Barrick Gold (ABX-T, ABX-N), has signed a 10-year agreement with Japanese tire company Yokohama Rubber.
U.S. Markets Jan. 29 -Feb. 4
Dismal economic news continued to spook the U.S. Federal Reserve Board, which trimmed its benchmarkovernight lending rate by another half a percentage point on Jan. 30 to prevent the economy from slip…