Glencore Offers Rare Look Into Its Financials
One of the more unexpected consequences of the upheaval caused by last year’s near financial meltdown is the increased transparency it has encouraged in the notoriously secretive Glencore Internationa…
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
Star Shines For Shore Gold
VANCOUVER — A positive prefeasibilty study from Shore Gold (SGF-T) just brought the dream of another diamond mine in Canada one step closer to reality.
Nanjinzhao’s Payment For Cardero’s Pampa De Pongo Delayed, Again
VANCOUVER — Nanjinzhao has missed an Aug. 19 deadline to show Cardero Resources (CDU-T, CDY-X) a bank guarantee for the US$88-million balance of its US$100-million purchase of the Pampa de Pongo iron…
Canadian Royalties Rejects Jien’s Hostile Bid
Canadian Royalties (CZZ-T, CRYAF-O), operator of the delayed Nunavik nickel project in northern Quebec, has told its share and debenture holders to reject a hostile takeover offer by Jien Canada Minin…
Letter to the editor: Groia’s NI 43-101 Proposal Would Paralyze Industry
I read with astonishment the commentary “NI 43-101 gives false sense of security” ( T. N. M., Aug. 31-Sept. 6/09). While largely correct, in fact the recommendations for yet more rigid supervision of …
M&A Gets Nasty As Metals Rebound
One sign metal prices are firmly rebounding has been the resurgence in boardroom battles and hostile takeovers, and their increasingly belligerent tones.
People (September 07, 2009)
ArcelorMittal — Malay Mukherjee has resigned as a director.
Letter to the Editor: Groia, MacNeil Wrong To Blame Labs In Fraud Cases
In their commentary “NI 43-101 gives false sense of security” ( T. N. M., Aug. 31-Sept. 6/09), Joseph Groia and James MacNeil make a number of comments and conclusions about the sources of fraud in th…
U.S. Markets Aug. 25-31
After a dramatic run-up in the three major U. S. stock indexes since early March, equities seemed to lose a little steam during the Aug. 25-31 reporting period. The S&P 500 index fell 0.72% or 7.3…
Toronto Stock Exchange Aug. 25-31
For the first time in a year, Canada’s gross domestic product actually increased during the month of June, if only by a smidgeon at 0.1%. However, it still fell 0.9% overall during the second quarter….
TSX Venture Exchange Aug. 25-31
The S&P/TSX Venture composite index capped off the month of August with a small 8.42-point loss over the Aug. 25-31 reporting period, closing at 1,183.67. The Venture exchange finished the month m…
Russia-Mongolia Deal Could Leave Khan Out In The Cold
A visit to Ulaanbaatar by Russian President Dmitri Medvedev has sealed a deal between Russia and Mongolia on uranium mining, leaving the status of Torontobased Khan Resources (KRI-T, KHRIF-O) up in the air.While rumours about a Russian and…