First gold pour for Centamin Egypt
Centamin Egypt (CEE-T, CNT-A, CEY-L) has poured its first gold from the Sukari Hill gold mine in Egypt’s eastern de…
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
Uranium symposium covers state of the art (Part 4)
Another paper presented at the U2009 uranium symposium in Keystone, Colo., was by Andres Meglioli of Environmental …
National Bank: Looming Food Crisis To Benefit Fertilizers
National Bank analysts Pierre Fournier and Angelo Katsoras say that a looming food crisis will raise prices of agricultural commodities and challenge the world’s food production capacity. And the fert…
Nautilus Hones Undersea Plans
VANCOUVER — Construction of its novel deep-sea mining equipment has been on hold since December, but Nautilus Minerals is seeing opportunity rather than disappointment in its delay: the company has s…
Xstrata’s Overture
Mega-merger talk kicked up again at the end of the 24th trading week of the year, as Xstrata unveiled its desire for a “merger of equals” with Anglo American.
PEOPLE (June 29, 2009)
Alcoa — Elizabeth Besen resigned as director of investor relations; Matthew Garth appointed director of investor relations.
Mercury Issue Closes Yukon-Nevada Roaster Again
Yukon-Nevada Gold (YNG-T, YNGFF-O) has shut down a portion of its Jerritt Canyon mine operation in Nevada yet again.
Teck Sells 33% Of Waneta Dam For $825M
VANCOUVER — In its latest debt-reduction move, Teck (TCK. B-T, TCK-N) is selling a 33% stake in its Waneta hydroelectric dam in southeastern British Columbia to BC Hydro for $825 million.
Iamgold To Expand Niobec
Iamgold’s (IMG-T, IAG-N) board has given the green light to a major expansion of the company’s wholly owned Niobec underground niobium mine, situated just north of Chicoutimi in Quebec’s Lac St. Jean …
TSX Venture Exchange – June 16-22
The S&P/TSX Venture composite index followed other stock markets around the world over the week of June 16-22, sliding backwards and losing some of the optimistic gains of recent months. The Ventu…
LME Warehouse Levels (June 29, 2009)
Metal stocks (in tonnes) held in London Metal Exchange warehouses at opening, June 23, 2009 (change from June 16 in brackets):
Spot Prices (June 29, 2009)
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