Exchange Rates (October 19, 2009)
CANADIAN/U. S. EXCHANGE (Bank of Canada noon rate) Date Oct. 12 Oct. 9 Oct. 8 Oct. 7 Oct. 6 US$ in C$ Holiday 1.0424 1.0535 1.0619 1.0571 C$ in US$ Holiday 0.9593 0.9492 0.9417 0.9…
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Lending Rates (October 19, 2009)
as of 5 p. m. ET. Oct 13, 2009 (%) Bank of Canada 0.50 Target overnight rate 0.25 Canadian Prime 2.25 U. S. Discount Primary 0.50 U. S. Fed Funds market rate 0-0.25 U. S. Prime …
Spotted Quoll Gets Green Light
Western Areas (WSA-T, WSA-A) has received final consent from Australia’s Environment Ministry to start building a mine at its high-grade Spotted Quoll nickel deposit and the company expects production…
GobiMin Gets Into Gold
VANCOUVER — A cash-rich Gobi- Min (GBM-V, GMNFF-O) — it has $88 million in the bank — is making a foray into gold exploration.
Western Standard Buys Freegold’s Almaden Project
Freegold Ventures (ITF-T, FGOVF-O) is easing some debt pressures by selling its Almaden gold project in western Idaho to Western Standard Metals (WSM-V) for cash, shares and warrants.
Ventana Shares Rise On La Mascota Drilling
Ventana Gold (VEN-T, VENGF-O) has reported one of the most significant drill intercepts yet on its La Bodega gold property 400 km north of Bogota, Colombia, where it has just begun a scoping study on …
Exhibit Hall, Core Shack & Student Poster Session Hours
Tuesday, December 1 Exhibitor Set Up 8:00 am -5:00 pmWednesday, December 2 Exhibit Hall Open 9:00 am -7:30 pm Morning Coffee Break (mandatory break for all sessions) 9:35 am -10:20 am Walk Around Sandwich Lunch 12:00 noon -1:30 pm Afternoon…
OPENING MINDS . . . Mapping A Path To Mine
In order to continue opening new mines, people on all sides of the debate including companies, governments, NGOs and the public must recalibrate and open their minds to the views of others. Truth and trust must be advanced to generate a…
Welcoming Luncheon Featured Speaker (Invited)
Bob Abbey, Director of the Bureau of Land Management has been invited to speak at the Welcoming Luncheon.Bob has more than 32 years of experience working with states and federal land management agencies. He served eight years as the Nevada…
Industry Outlook Luncheon Featured Speaker (October 19, 2009)
“Mining in a Climate Controlled Regulatory World”, Jim Sims, President and CEO, Western Business RoundtableJim Sims is president and chief executive officer of the Western Business Roundtable, an organization comprised of CEOs and senior…
NWMA Meeting Registration Information (October 19, 2009)
GENERAL REGISTRATION Registration is required for admittance to short courses, sessions and exhibits and will be strictly enforced. To receive the advance discounted registration fee your completed registration form must be received by NWMA…
Technical Session Preliminary Program (October 19, 2009)
Wednesday, Dec. 2 -Thursday, Dec. 3, 2009 Concurrent sessions run 8:00 am -5:00 pm Friday, Dec. 4 concurrent sessions run 8:00 am -11:30 am Wednesday MorningTechnical Sessions 8:00 am -11:30 amSTATE AND PROVINCE REPORTSInterest Track:…