Articles by Northern Miner Staff

After topping US$1,200 per oz. in late 2009, gold could be in for a rough ride during the first half of this year, according to gold consultancy group GFMS.

Compressor giant Atlas Copco of Stockholm, Sweden has expanded its business base once again. This time the target is the southern U.S.A.

Canadian mine consultant Watts, Griffis and McOuat, has been selected by an Egyptian industrial development agency to examine the desert country’s industrial minerals sector.

Mining equipment supplier Liebherr Mining Equipment has sent two Ultra Class trucks capable of carrying 400 tonnes to haul iron ore in Brazil’s Para state.

Advanced Explorations — Robert Collete appointed a director.

Short positions outstanding at Dec. 31/09 (with changes from Dec. 15/09).

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.

as of 9 a.m. ET. Jan. 19, 2010 (%) 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….

CANADIAN/U. S. EXCHANGE (Bank of Canada noon rate) Date Jan. 18 Jan. 15 Jan. 14 Jan. 13 Jan. 12 US$ in C$ 1.0251 1.0287 1.0261 1.0322 1.0375 C$ in US$ 0.9755 0.9721 0.9746 0.9688 0…

Australia (A$) Jan. 19 Jan. 5 Change Aquila Resources 10.9 10.89 0.01 Bendigo Mining 0.25 0.26 -0.01 Centennial Coal 3.99 4.00 -0.01 Fortescue Res 5.17 4.60 0.57 Iluk…

VANCOUVER– With a resource estimate that adds 50% to the silver count, more than triples the manganese resource, and more than doubles the contained zinc and copper at the Hardshell property in south…

The much-talked about Black Thor chromite deposit in the remote Ring of Fire camp of northwestern Ontario has an initial inferred resource of 69.55 million tonnes grading 31.9% chromite at a cut-off g…