Gammon gets its way at El Cubo
The strike at the El Cubo mine in Mexico is over for Gammon Gold (GAM-T, GRS-N).
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
Uranium One acquires 50% of Russian mine in Kazakhstan
With the spectre of rising Russian influence in the democratically challenged former Soviet republic of Kazakhstan,…
Aura secures $100.1-million for Yamana mines
Aura Minerals (ORA-T) is raising $100.1 million in a bought deal financing to help pay for three Latin American gol…
Creston And Tenajon Join Forces
VANCOUVER — A proposed merger of Creston Moly (CMS-V) and Tenajon Resources (TJS-V, TJSAF-O) is set to create a molybdenum development company with a strong pipeline of projects.
Niger Moving Up The Uranium Ranks
Tom Bell, a State College, Pa., consulting geologist, makes two startling predictions for Niger’s vast uranium resources.
Rio Tinto Scraps Chinalco Deal For Iron Ore JV With BHP
Rio Tinto (RTP-N, RIO-L) shares surged 10.3% on the London Stock Exchange and 6.2% on the New York Stock Exchange on June 5 after the mining giant declared it was walking away from a deal with Chinese…
Ventana Gains On La Bodega Results
VANCOUVER — Another long, high-grade gold hit from the La Bodega project in northeastern Colombia propelled Ventana Gold’s (VEN-T, VENGF-O) share price to a new all-time high, gaining $1.22 to hit $3…
Dividends (June 15, 2009)
Note:Vale will pay $0.4795 for common and preferred class A shares on Oct 30. Anglo American has suspended its dividend which totals $0.44* for the year. Teck Cominco and Harry Winston Diamond have al…
Lending Rates (June 15, 2009)
as of 9 a. m. ET. June 9, 2009 (%) Bank of Canada 0.50 Target overnight rate 0.25 Canadian Prime 2.25 U. S. Discount Primary 0.50 U. S. Fed Funds market rate 0-0.25 U. S. Prime …
Exchange Rates (June 15, 2009)
CANADIAN/U. S. EXCHANGE (Bank of Canada noon rate) Date June 8 June 5 June 4 June 3 June 2 US$ in C$ 1.1230 1.1146 1.0999 1.0976 1.0827 C$ in US$ 0.8905 0.8972 0.9092 0.9111 0.9236…
Terrane Grows Berg
VANCOUVER — The Berg project is bigger and better defined for Terrane Metals (TRX-V, TRXOF-O).
Study Finds Smaller Is Better For Alamos Gold
When Alamos Gold (AGI-T, AGIGF-O) first pondered building a 1,000-tonne-per-day mill that would process high-grade material from both the main Estrella pit at its Mulatos gold mine in Mexico, and mate…