Articles by Northern Miner Staff


Teck’s Permitting Issues Dog Red Dog

VANCOUVER — Red Dog, the world’s largest zinc mine, has been operating for more than 20 years. Now its ability to keep pumping out more than 1 billion lbs. of zinc annually is under threat because an…


Nigerois soldiers prepare for a training mission in Maradi, Niger. The country's military recently staged a coup d'etat, leaving the country's mining sector unsure of the implications.

Coup In Uranium-Rich Niger

The indefinite tenure of Niger’s President Mamadou Tandja has been cut short and Canadian junior miners in the country are sorting out what the implications of his removal mean for business.




Daily Metal Prices (March 01, 2010)

Date Feb. 22 Feb. 19 Feb. 18 Feb. 17 Feb. 16 BASE METALS (London Metal Exchange — Midday official cash/3-month prices, US$ per tonne) Al Alloy 1925/1960 1896/1935 1896.50/1930 1885/1915 188…




Dividends (March 01, 2010)

Note: Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold will pay $0.60* div with the first payment of $0.15* paid on Feb. 1, 2010.Cameco is increasing its annual div to 28 cents per sahre from 26 cents. Alcoa pays q…


Lending Rates (March 01, 2010)

as of 9 a.m. ET. Feb. 23, 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 3….


Exchange Rates (March 01, 2010)

CANADIAN/U. S. EXCHANGE (Bank of Canada noon rate) Date Feb. 22 Feb. 19 Feb. 18 Feb. 17 Feb. 16 US$ in C$ 1.0428 1.0420 1.0432 1.0455 1.0426 C$ in US$ 0.9590 0.9597 0.9568 0.9564 0…


International Quotes (March 01, 2010)

Australia (A$) Feb. 23 Feb. 16 Change Aquila Resources 9.71 9.53 0.18 Bendigo Mining 0.23 0.24 -0.01 Centennial Coal 3.75 3.64 0.11 Fortescue Res 4.84 5.01 -0.17 Iluk…


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