2009

The S&P/TSX composite index slid 72.63 points over the Dec. 15-17 trading period (shortened on account of The Northern Miner’s holiday production schedule).

Investors in companies listed on the S&P/TSX Venture composite index continued their trading frenzy over the Dec. 15-17 reporting period, keeping daily volumes above 125 million trades. The board …

Investors continued to unwind some of their positions during the abbreviated Dec. 14-17 reporting period, sending the Dow Jones Industrial Average down 192.79 points or 1.84% to finish at 10,308.26, w…

COURTESY OF SCOTIABANK

Metal stocks (in tonnes) held in London Metal Exchange warehouses at opening, December 15, 2009 (change from Dec. 7 in brackets):

Antimony: Mid-mkt US$6,050/t.

Date Dec. 21 Dec. 18 Dec. 17 Dec. 16 Dec. 15 BASE METALS (London Metal Exchange — Midday official cash/3-month prices, US$ per tonne) Al Alloy n/a n/a 1937/1980 1936/1990 1925/1965 Aluminum…

*as of Sept. 30/09

Australia (A$) Dec. 18 Dec. 15 Change Aquila Resources 8.89 9.1 -0.21 Bendigo Mining 0.24 0.24 0.00 Centennial Coal 3.69 3.53 0.16 Fortescue Res 4.26 4.38 -0.12 Iluka…

CANADIAN/U. S. EXCHANGE (Bank of Canada noon rate) Date Dec. 21 Dec. 18 Dec. 17 Dec. 16 Dec. 15 US$ in C$ n/a n/a 1.0713 1.0580 1.0620 C$ in US$ n/a n/a 0.9334 0.9452 0.9416 EXCHAN…

Timmins Gold (TMM-V) has produced the first gold from its San Francisco gold mine in northern Mexico.

VANCOUVER– A slew of strong intercepts from the Dachang gold project in China has put Inter-Citic Minerals’ (ICI-T) share price on a steady climb, lifting it from the 20¢ level a year ago to aro…