Big Paydays For Canplats, Corriente
In what may be a sign of a lively year ahead, the last trading week of 2009 was dominated by cash-rich bids for two Canadian juniors with advanced projects in Latin America.
Volume 95 Number 47 - Jan 11 - Jan 17, 2010
Optimism Returning: Survey
— The following are the latest findings of the Mining Recruitment Group’s Executive Survey, which was distributed and completed during the first two weeks of December 2009. This survey is the fifth i…
IFC To Buy Helios Stake
VANCOUVER — International Finance Corp. (IFC), the private-sector investment arm of the World Bank, plans to take a 15% stake in Tanzania-focused Helio Resource (HRC-V), making it the junior’s second…
Spot Prices (January 11, 2010)
COURTESY OF SCOTIABANK
LME Warehouse Levels (January 11, 2010)
Metal stocks (in tonnes) held in London Metal Exchange warehouses at opening, January 5, 2010 (change from Dec. 29 in brackets):
Producer And Dealer Prices (January 11, 2010)
Antimony: Mid-mkt US$5750.00/t.
Daily Metal Prices (January 11, 2010)
Date Jan. 4 Jan. 1 Dec. 31 Dec. 30 Dec. 29 BASE METALS (London Metal Exchange — Midday official cash/3-month prices, US$ per tonne) Al Alloy 1951/1990 n/a 1935/1957 1960/2000 1950/1990 Alum…
North American Stock Exchange Indices (January 11, 2010)
52-week Date Jan. 4 Jan. 1 Dec. 31 Dec. 30 Dec. 29 High Low S&P/TSX-Ven Comp 1543.93 n/a 1520.72 1494.88 1483.56 1545.48 809.03 TSX Composite 11866.90 n/a 11746.11 11717.46 11701.81…
Canadian Gold Mutual Funds (January 11, 2010)
*as of Dec. 31/09
TSX Short Positions (January 11, 2010)
Short positions outstanding at Dec. 15/09 (with changes from Nov. 30/09). Largest short positions Great Basin Gold GBG 21779074 2683276 Caledonia Mining CAL 20020000 19970700 Eldorad…
TSX Venture Short Positions (January 11, 2010)
Short positions outstanding at Dec. 15/09 (with changes from Nov. 30/09). Largest short positions Romarco Minerals R 4234987 -551113 Manicouagan Minerals MAM 2492000 2492000 Galway R…
Dividends (January 11, 2010)
Note:Alcoa will pay US93.75 cents per share on its US$3.75 cmltv prf stk payable Jan 1, record close Dec 11. Freeport Mc- MoRan Copper & Gold will pay $0.60* div with the first payment of $0.15* p…