Articles by Northern Miner Staff

Johan Dippenaar, CEO of Petra Diamonds, holds a newly found 507-carat white diamond from his company's Cullinan Mine in South Africa. The stone is expected to rank among the 20 largest highquality rough diamonds ever discovered.

Gold Jewelry Demand Waning, Warns Gold Group

Gold jewelry is losing its lustre — even in countries like India, where it has traditionally been central to religion, weddings and even social standing, says World Gold Council CEO Aram Shishmanian …



U.S. Markets Sept. 22-28

All arrows seemed to point slightly down in U. S. equities during the Sept. 21-22 reporting period. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 40.51 points or 0.4% to finish at 9,7789.36, while the S&am…


TSX Venture Exchange Sept. 22-28

The S&P/TSX Venture composite index remained unsettled over the week of Sept. 22-28, with one day’s gain lost the next day. By the end of the week, the board was up 4.73 points at 1,269.73. Daily …



Producer And Dealer Prices (October 05, 2009)

Antimony: Mid-mkt US$5,750/t. Bismuth: Mid-mkt US$9.00/lb. Cadmium: Mid-mkt US$1.70/lb. Coal: EIA Central Appalachian thermal, US$52.30/T; Powder River Basin thermal, US$8.75/T; Northern Appalachian…


Tsx Short Positions (October 05, 2009)

Short positions outstanding at Sept. 15/09 (with changes from Aug. 31/09). Largest short positions Teck Resources TCK. B 33217529 724109 Eldorado Gold ELD 17051616 -3312503 Ivanhoe M…


Tsx Venture Short Positions (October 05, 2009)

Short positions outstanding at Sept. 15/09 (with changes from Aug. 31/09). Largest short positions Medoro Resources MRS 1836635 1215025 San Gold SGR 1471800 3000 Romarco Minerals R…



Exchange Rates (October 05, 2009)

CANADIAN/U. S. EXCHANGE (Bank of Canada noon rate) Date Sept. 28 Sept. 25 Sept. 24 Sept. 23 Sept. 22 US$ in C$ 1.0861 1.0915 1.0869 1.0724 1.0683 C$ in US$ 0.9207 0.9162 0.9200 0.932…


Dividends (October 05, 2009)

Company Div. Pay Record ($) Date Date Int’l Royalty 0.02* Sept 28 Sept 11 Newmont Mining 0.10* Sept 28 Sept 8 Kinross Gold 0.05 Sept 30 Sept 23 Massey Energy 0.06* Sept 3…


Lending Rates (October 05, 2009)

as of 9 a. m. ET. Sept 29, 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 …


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