2010

Short positions outstanding at July 15/10 (with changes from June 30/10).

Short positions outstanding at July 15/10 (with changes from June 30/10).

Note: Vale will pay $0.24* per outstanding common or prf sh on Oct 20. Alcoa will pay a $0.9375* div on it $3.75* cmltv pr stock on Oct 1, rec Sept 10. Franco-Nevada monthly div of 0.025 starting in J…

as of 9 a.m. ET. Aug. 2, 2010 (%) Bank of Canada 1.00 Target overnight rate 0.75 Canadian Prime 2.50 U.S. Discount Primary 0.75 U.S. Fed Funds market rate 0-0.25 U.S. Prime 3.2…

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No longer satisfied with just being the world’s number one iron ore producer, Vale (VALE-N) is looking to increase its heft in the copper market.

VANCOUVER — A feasibility study on Andean Resources’ (AND-T, AND-A) Cerro Negro gold-silver project in Argentina has outlined a healthy mine plan while the company predicts further growth for the pro…

VANCOUVER — Five years ago Lundin Mining (LUN-T) was busy developing its Salave gold project in Asturias, Spain, when a provincial zoning change brought progress to a standstill.

Treasury Metals (TML-T) has a potential gold mine on its hands. According to a preliminary economic assessment, Goliath, the company’s flagship gold project in northwestern Ontario, can even at this r…

Mercator Minerals (ML-T) continues to shape its Mineral Park mine in Arizona into one of North America’s more significant copper and molybdenum mines.

Vancouver — Canaco Resources (CAN-V) has pulled intriguing intercepts from its Handeni gold project in eastern Tanzania that confirm a high-grade gold core as well as low-grade near-surface mineraliz…