Positive Study For Potash One’s Legacy
VANCOUVER–Backed by a resource of more than 1 billion tonnes of potassium chloride, a prefeasibility study for Potash One’s (KCL-T, KCLOF-O) Legacy project has churned out solid numbers for the propo…
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
Abacus Study Adds Potential At Ajax
VANCOUVER — Abacus Mining & Exploration’s (AME-V, ABCFF-O) president has long believed his Ajax project, a brownfields property surrounded by infrastructure and a mining-friendly population in Ka…
Yamana Eases Off On 2M-Oz Goal
Yamana Gold’s (YRI-T, AUY-N) production targets have been creeping downwards over the last year, but chairman and CEO Peter Marrone says the company’s focus is quality over quantity.
The PDAC’s E3 Plus And Bill C-300
The following is an edited excerpt of a recent speech made by Jon Baird, president of the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada, to the Economic Club of Canada in Toronto. The Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada is…
People (July 06, 2009)
African Copper– Tony Williams has resigned as a director.
25 Arrested Over Harry Winston Heist
French police have arrested 25 people in connection with an astonishing midday jewelry heist at Harry Winston Diamond’s (HW-T, HWD-N) Paris salon in December 2008.
Toronto Stock Exchange June 23-29
The S&P/TSX Composite index managed to gain back some of its losses from the previous period as marginal amounts of confidence in the global economy returned to markets. The June 23-29 period saw …
Spot Prices (July 06, 2009)
COURTESY OF SCOTIABANK
TSX Short Positions (July 06, 2009)
Short positions outstanding at June 15/09 (with changes from May 31/09).
Canadian Gold Mutual Funds (July 06, 2009)
Featured Fund: CIBC precious metals as of 01/31/09 (in weighted order): Kinross Gold, Agnico-Eagle Mines, Goldcorp, Barrick Gold, Randgold Resources, Yamana Gold, Newmont Mining, Compania Minas Buenav…
Exchange Rates (July 06, 2009)
CANADIAN/U. S. EXCHANGE (Bank of Canada noon rate) Date June 29 June 26 June 25 June 24 June 23 US$ in C$ 1.1583 1.1531 1.1580 1.1461 1.1560 C$ in US$ 0.8633 0.8672 0.8636 0.8725 0…
Etruscan Production Falls Short
VANCOUVER– Beset by electrification delays and diminished blasting capacity, Etruscan Resources’ (EET-T, ETRIF-O) gold production is falling well below expectations for 2009.