Nichols Ranch study upbeat
A preliminary economic assessment for Uranerz Energy’s (URZ-T, URZ-X) Nichols Ranch uranium project in Wyoming’s Powder River basin suggests building an in-situ operation that could produce nearly 3.3…
2008
BID-ASK — AUG. 19-25, 2008
12-MONTH STOCK EXC BID ASK LAST HIGH LO Absolut Res V 0.80 0.98 0.98 1.30 0.001 Afrasia Minl F V 0.27 0.44 0.25 0.45 0.23 Agau Res V 0.17 0.21 0.19 0.55 0.11 …
A growing Storie for Columbia Yukon (September 01, 2008)
VANCOUVER — A new resource estimate upgrading most of the Storie molybdenum deposit to the indicated category is just what Columbia Yukon Explorations (CYU-V, CYUXF-O)was aiming for with its aggressi…
Sultan drills moly, tungsten in B. C.
VANCOUVER — For Sultan Minerals (SUL-V), 5 million tonnes is the magic number. Sultan president and CEO Arthur Troup hopes another batch of drill results from its Jersey-Emerald property in the south…
Skybridge scoring good grades in Nunavut
VANCOUVER–The Downie brothers are at it again.
TSX VENTURE EXCHANGE AUG. 19-25
The S&P-TSX Venture Composite Index posted a gain over the Aug. 19-25 trading week, closing up 16.37 points at 1,940.01. It was the first weekly gain in several months for the junior board. Daily …
LENDING RATES (September 01, 2008)
as of 9 a. m. ET, Aug 19, 2008 (%) Bank of Canada 3.25 Target overnight rate 3.00 Canadian Prime 4.75 U. S. Discount Primary 2.25 U. S. Fed Funds market rate 2.00 U. S. Prime 5…
HudBay’s Balmat zinc operation goes bust
VANCOUVER–Less than two years after ramping the Balmat mine back up to full production, HudBay Minerals (HBM-T, HBMFF-O) is closing the New York state zinc mine and concentrator.
Aretech buys majority stake in Xcalibur
Multinational engineering company Aretech Solutions is acquiring a majority stake in Xcalibur Airborne Geophysics.
U. S. MARKETS AUG. 19-25
Dipping gas prices this month have given consumers a glimmer of hope — despite weak economic growth and higher inflation generally. The Conference Board is backing that up with results from its lates…
TORONTO STOCK EXCHANGE AUG. 19-25
The S&P-TSX Composite Index rose during the Aug. 19-25 trading session, on the back of strengthening oil and gold prices, gaining 170 points, or 1.3%, to 13,289. Mining and materials issues did ev…
EXCHANGE RATES (September 01, 2008)
CANADIAN/U. S. EXCHANGE (Bank of Canada noon rate) Date Aug. 25 Aug. 22 Aug. 21 Aug. 20 Aug. 19 US$ in C$ 1.0464 1.0458 1.0456 1.0628 1.0607 C$ in US$ 0.9557 0.9562 0.9564 0.9409 0…