Signs Of Life In Base Metals
There was yet another sign in Western Canada of a recovery in base metals markets during the 31st trading week of the year.
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
PDAC Criticizes Ontario’s Bills 173 And 191
The following is a condensed version of a presentation by the president of the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) to the Standing Committee on General Government of the Legislativ…
People (August 17, 2009)
Apoquindo Minerals — Bruce Turner appointed president and CEO; Alvaro Fernandez Baca appointed GM for Peruvian subsidiary Minera KoriTambo; Cesar Lopez appointed VP of legal, business development and…
U.S. Markets – August 4-10
The rate of new job losses declined during the Aug 4-10 reporting period as corporate earnings were up, and U. S. markets continued to improve.
Toronto Stock Exchange – August 4-10
BMO Capital Markets is forecasting that the nine-month-long Canadian slump will end in the current quarter. While the initial recovery will be choppy and Canadian exports “are unlikely to stop falling…
TSX Venture Exchange – August 4-10
Though the S&P/TSX Venture composite index gained during the Aug. 4-10 reporting period, it was only by 5.64 points. By and large, the gain was achieved off a blistering trading volume of 117 mill…
LME Warehouse Levels (August 17, 2009)
Metal stocks (in tonnes) held in London Metal Exchange warehouses at opening, August 11, 2009 (change from August 4 in brackets):
Producer And Dealer Prices (August 17, 2009)
Antimony: Mid-mkt US$4,950/t.
TSX Short Positions (August 17, 2009)
Short positions outstanding at July 31/09 (with changes from July 15/09).
Nevsun Gets US$235M Credit Approvals For Bisha
VANCOUVER — Nevsun Resources (NSU-T, NSU-X) appears to have cleared a major hurdle on the way to financing the Bisha poly-metallic project in Eritrea. Nevsun says lenders have given it all necessary …
Keegan Jumps On Deep Gold At Esaase
VANCOUVER– The first four holes of the 2009 program at Keegan Resources’ (KGN-T, KGN-X) Esaase project in southwestern Ghana all hit strong gold mineralization below the defined resource and the news…
Positive Scoping Study For Inter-Citic’s Dachang
A scoping study for the Dachang gold project in China’s western Qinghai province estimates gold production averaging more than 165,000 oz. a year, Inter-Citic Minerals (ICI-T, ICMTF-O) reports.