Big Iron’s Gamesmanship
The tectonic shift in the iron ore business dominated headlines during the 22nd trading week of the year, as Rio Tinto ripped up its US$19.5-billion proposed financing with Chinalco and struck a new d…
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
Mongolian Politics, Up Close
Julian Dierkes is one of Canada’s foremost authorities on Mongolia.
Baja Mining Gets ICA Fluor For Boleo
Vancouver-based Baja Mining (BAJ-T, BAJFF-O) has hired ICA Fluor as the engineering, procurement and construction management (EPCM) firm for the first phase of construction at its Boleo copper-cobalt-…
SGS’s Chris Fleming Receives MetSoc’s 2009 Airey Award
Chris Fleming, a senior metallurgical consultant for laboratory SGS, has been awarded the 2009 Airey award by the Metallurgical Society, a division of the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and …
WGM Signs On For UN Global Compact Policy
Mining consultant Watts, Griffis and McOuat has signed on to the United Nations Global Compact, an agreement meant to align businesses with 10 universally accepted principles encompassing human rights…
People (June 15, 2009)
Africo Resources — Tony Harwood has resigned as president and CEO.
CGA Mining To Raise $17M
VANCOUVER — As CGA Mining (CGA-T, CGAFF-O) ships its first gold from the Masbate project 350 km south of Manila in the Philippines, it is raising $17 million through a private placement.
LME Warehouse Levels (June 15, 2009)
Metal stocks (in tonnes) held in London Metal Exchange warehouses at opening, June 9, 2009 (change from June 2 in brackets):
Producer And Dealer Prices (June 15, 2009)
Antimony: Mid-mkt US$4,350/t.
TSX Venture Short Positions (June 15, 2009)
Short positions outstanding at May 31/09 (with changes from May 15/09).
Canadian Gold Mutual Funds (June 15, 2009)
Featured Fund: CIBC precious metals as of 01/31/09 (in weighted order): Kinross Gold, Agnico-Eagle Mines, Goldcorp, Barrick Gold, Randgold Resources, Yamana Gold, Newmont Mining, Compania Minas Buenav…
International Quotes (June 15, 2009)
Australia (A$) June 9 June 2 Change Bendigo Mining 0.28 0.30 -0.02 Kingsgate Cons. 6.45 6.40 0.05 Lion Selection Ltd 1.08 1.07 0.01 St. Barbara 0.26 0.28 -0.02 Newcre…