Shaft collapse kills worker at Wolverine mine
VANCOUVER — A shaft collapse at the Wolverine mine in the Yukon has killed one worker, marking the second death at the mine in the past year.
Volume 96 Number 11 - May 3 - May 9, 2010
Taxes and rumours of taxes
Governments squeezed the golden mining goose a little tighter in two major mining countries over the week.
Copper fundamentals strong; Mitsubishi ups stake in Escondida (May 03, 2010)
Three large Japanese companies are investing a total of more than 50 billion yen ($533.9 million) for an additional combined ownership stake of 2.5% in Chile’s Escondida mine, Reuters news agency repo…
SPOT PRICES (May 03, 2010)
COURTESY OF SCOTIABANK
Newcrest still in running for Lihir
Despite Lihir Gold’s (LGG-T, LGL-A, LIHR-Q) rejection of Newcrest Mining’s (NCM-A) offer on April 1, the potential to create the leading gold company in Asia Pacific may be too strong to ward off inde…
LME WAREHOUSE LEVELS (May 03, 2010)
Metal stocks (in tonnes) held in London Metal Exchange warehouses at opening, April 27, 2010 (change from Apr. 20 in brackets):
PRODUCER AND DEALER PRICES (May 03, 2010)
Antimony: Mid-mkt US$9,050.00/t.
DAILY METAL PRICES (May 03, 2010)
Date Apr. 26 Apr. 23 Apr. 22 Apr. 21 Apr. 20 BASE METALS (London Metal Exchange — Midday official cash/3-month prices, US$ per tonne) Al Alloy 2131/2160 2160/2185 2127/2160 2190/2225 2220/2…
CANADIAN GOLD MUTUAL FUNDS (May 03, 2010)
Featured Fund: AGF Precious Metals (US$) as of 08/31/09 (in weighted order): Goldcorp, Kinross Gold, Iamgold, Central Fund of Canada, Agnico-Eagle Mines, Inmet Mining, Eldorado Gold, Randgold, Osisko …
NORTH AMERICAN STOCK EXCHANGE INDICES (May 03, 2010)
52-week Date Apr. 26 Apr. 23 Apr. 22 Apr. 21 Apr. 20 High Low S&P/TSX-Ven Comp 1672.85 1670.92 1652.05 1647.50 1652.20 1691.10 968.73 TSX Composite 12280.97 11239.64 12160.87 12134.56 12113.53…
TSX SHORT POSITIONS (May 03, 2010)
Short positions outstanding at Apr. 15/10 (with changes from Mar. 31/10).
TSX VENTURE SHORT POSITIONS (May 03, 2010)
Short positions outstanding at Apr 15/10 (with changes from Mar. 31/10).