Luna Ends Drilling On Strong Note
Luna Gold (LGC-V, LGCU-O) struck some promising results at its Cachoeira gold project in northeastern Brazil as it wrapped up its drill program for the year.
2009
Commentary: OMA Makes Suggestions For Provincial Budget
The following is the second part of an open letter to The Honourable Dwight Duncan, Ontario’s minister of finance, from Chris Hodgson, president of the Ontario Mining Association, outlining the OMA’s …
People (January 05, 2009)
Atna Resources — David Watkins appointed executive chairman and has stepped down as CEO; James Hesketh appointed CEO and remains president.
Canadian Gold Mutual Funds (January 05, 2009)
as of Sept. 31/08
U. S. Markets Dec. 19-22
U. S. stock markets drifted down during the shortened Dec. 19-22 trading session. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 85 points, or 1%, to 8,520; the S&P 500 index lost 14 points, or 1.5%, to 87…
Toronto Stock Exchange Dec. 19-22
Over the abbreviated Dec. 19-22 trading session, it looked like Santa Claus wouldn’t be coming to the Toronto Stock Exchange this year. The S&P/TSX composite index fell 175.82 points, or 2.1%, to …
TSX Venture Exchange Dec. 19-22
Over the trading session covering Dec. 19-22, the S&P/TSX Venture composite index lost 8.43 points to close at 692.02. Daily trading volumes were good, averaging out to 109 million.
LME Warehouse Levels (January 05, 2009)
Metal stocks (in tonnes) held in London Metal Exchange warehouses at opening, Dec. 23, 2008 (change from Dec. 16 in brackets):
Spot Prices (January 05, 2009)
Spot Prices COURTESY OF SCOTIABANK Tuesday, Dec. 23, 2008 Precious Metals Price (US$/oz.) Change Gold $846.00 +12.50 Silver $10.70 +0.20 Platinum $855.00 +22.00 Palladium $173.00 -2.00…
Exchange Rates (January 05, 2009)
CANADIAN/U. S. EXCHANGE (Bank of Canada noon rate) Date Dec. 22 Dec. 19 Dec. 18 Dec. 17 Dec. 16 US$ in C$ 1.2188 1.2275 1.1965 1.2058 1.2239 C$ in US$ 0.8205 0.8147 0.8358 0.8293 0…
International Quotes (January 05, 2009)
Australia (A$) Dec 23 Dec 19 Change Bendigo Mining 0.15 0.16 -0.01 Kingsgate Cons. 3.09 2.80 0.29 Lion Selection Ltd 0.73 0.73 0.00 Newcrest Mining 32.40 33.50 -1.10 …
Producer And Dealer Prices (January 05, 2009)
Antimony: Mid-mkt US$4,350 /t.