Exchange rates
EXCHANGE RATES CANADIAN/U.S. EXCHANGE (Bank of Canada noon rate) Date Aug 6 Aug 3 Aug 2 Aug 1 July 31 US$ in C n/a 0.9986 1.0062 1.0017 1.0014 …
Canada
Miners endorse CN Rail plan for Labrador Trough
In the grand scheme of things Canada isn’t known as a great power in the iron ore business, but a group of forward-thinking mining companies have come together with the Canadian National Railway (CNR-T, CNI-N) to explore igniting a true…
Premier hits more high grade at Trans-Canada
In an exploration update, Premier Gold Mines (PG-T, PIRGF-O) says it continues to intersect and expand on several horizons at its Trans-Canada gold project in northwestern Ontario, while hitting multiple high-grade intercepts. A bulk of the…
Editorial: Ooh la la: is Plan Nord becoming Plan Non?
In the world of mine development and its outsized scales of size, time and money, there’s always this thought in the back of the mind while listening to any promoter’s pitch: “Well, it may never happen.”This was the case…
BCSC puts a halt to Barkerville
VANCOUVER — The British Columbia Securities Commission (BCSC) has halted trading in Barkerville Gold Mines (BGM-V) because a much-anticipated technical report on its Cow Mountain gold deposit is not up to standard.
Venture flat in August 7-10 period
VANCOUVER — The S&P TSX Venture Composite Index basically ended flat in the shortened August 7 to 10 period, up less than a point at 1,191 points even after two days of losses balanced out two days of gains. Volume was also little…
Puma hunts high-grade silver in New Brunswick
VANCOUVER — In late February the Fraser Institute published a survey that labelled New Brunswick the world’s most attractive jurisdiction for mineral exploration, and that sounds about right to Puma Exploration (PUM-V). The Quebec-based…
Toronto Stock Exchange
he S&P/TSX Composite Index was off 101 points to 11,662.59 for the period after the European Central Bank disappointed investors. In the previous period ECB president Mario Draghi ignited a market rally by saying the central bank would do…
TSX Venture Exchange
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index slipped 3.69 points to 1,186.95 in the period after three days of losses outweighed two days of gains. Volume was up by several million to an average of 62 million shares traded daily, but still well in…
Metals, mining and money markets
SPOT PRICESCourtesy of ScotiaBankTuesday, August 7, 2012 Precious MetalsPrice…
Short position reports
TSX Short Positions Short positions outstanding at July 31/12 (with changes from July 15/12). Largest Short Positions…
Exchange rates
EXCHANGE RATES CANADIAN/U.S. EXCHANGE (Bank of Canada noon rate) Date Aug 6 Aug 3 Aug 2 Aug 1 July 31 US$ in C n/a 0.9986 1.0062 1.0017 1.0014 …