Articles by Northern Miner Staff

Over the Nov. 10-16 reporting period, the Dow Jones Industrial Average edged up 159.99 points or 1.56% to finish at 10,406.96, while the S&P 500 index added 16.29 points or 1.49% to 1,109.3.

The Toronto Stock Exchange soared to its highest close in more than three weeks on Nov. 16 with an oil price rally that fuelled energy shares. But overall during the Nov. 10-16 reporting period, the S…

In a global climate of cautious economic optimism, paced by regular nervous setbacks, the S&P/TSX Venture composite index performed as best it could over the Nov. 10-16 reporting period, finishing…

Metal stocks (in tonnes) held in London Metal Exchange warehouses at opening, November 17, 2009 (change from Nov. 10 in brackets):

Daily Metal Prices

52-week Date Nov. 16 Nov. 13 Nov. 12 Nov. 11 Nov. 10 High Low S&P/TSX-Ven Comp 1377.94 1359.90 1350.75 1353.94 1345.13 1381.12 678.62 TSX Composite 11512.26 11407.68 11360.76 11439.75 11426.74…

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

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

*as of Sept. 30/09

as of 9 a. m. ET. Nov. 10, 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 …

VANCOUVER — Despite signs that a tentative heartbeat is returning to Ecuador’s mining industry, questions still loom over how onerous Ecuador’s royalty regime will be on future producers.Ever since the Ecuadorian government shut down mineral…

A second set of assay results from surface mapping and sampling at Castle Gold’s (CSG-V, CSGLF-O) 100%-owned La Fortuna concession in Mexico’s northwestern Durango state have returned up to 39 grams gold per tonne and up to 1,500 grams silver…