Queenston hopes to return to producer status
New resource estimates for two of its deposits in the Kirkland Lake camp have brought Queenston Mining’s (QMI-…
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
Volta up 60% on Kiaka drilling
The first drill results back from Volta Resources’ (VTR-T) newly acquired Kiaka gold project in Burkino Faso h…
Investors take note of East Asia’s Miwah
Vancouver – A steady stream of well-mineralized gold intercepts and promising sampling results propelled Eas…
Capstone looks at going underground at Minto
Capstone Mining’s (CS-T) latest prefeasibility study on its Minto copper-gold mine in the Yukon looks at incre…
SouthGobi shares rise on sale of Indonesian coal stake
SouthGobi Energy Resources (SGQ-T) is selling its stake in the Mamahak coal project in Indonesia to focus on d…
New Gold gets Cerro San Pedro’s suspension order overturned
Mexican government officials have granted New Gold (NGD-T, NGD-X) an injunction related to the Nov. 18, 2009…
Ontario to pay Platinex $5 million in settlement
The Ontario government has agreed to pay Platinex (PTX-V) $5 million to drop lawsuits against the Crown …
Noront’s offer expires for Freewest Resources
A bidding war between Cliffs Natural Resources (CLF-N) and Noront Resources (NOT-V) for Freewest Resources Can…
TSX Short Positions (December 14, 2009)
Short positions outstanding at Nov. 30/09 (with changes from Nov. 15/09).
TSX Venture Short Positions (December 14, 2009)
Short positions outstanding at Nov. 30/09 (with changes from Nov. 15/09).
Dividends (December 14, 2009)
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…
Lending Rates (December 14, 2009)
as of 9 a.m. ET. Dec 8, 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 3.25…