Mosaic’s profit plummets 89% in third quarter
Lower sales and production along with higher costs for materials and reduced selling prices were to blame for Mosai…
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
Rio Tinto-Chinalco Mega-Deal Clears Its First Hurdle
Australia’s competition regulators aren’t objecting to a US$19.5 billion investment in Rio Tinto (RTP-N, RIO-L) from state-owned Aluminum Corp. of China (ACH-N), or Chinalco.
Axmin Sees Potential Gold Mine In Sierra Leone
VANCOUVER — A scoping study on Axmin’s (AXM-V, AXMIF-O) Komahun joint-venture gold project in Sierra Leone, about 250 km east of Freetown, has indicated it would be economic to develop.
NA Palladium Bids For Cadiscor
Taking a big step into the gold sector, North American Palladium (PDL-T, PAL-X) has launched a friendly all-share deal for Cadiscor Resources (CAO-V), owner of the dormant Sleeping Giant gold mine in …
Cons. Thompson Gets Chinese Partner
VANCOUVER — Consolidated Thompson Iron Mines (CLM-T) has found itself a partner to develop and run the Bloom Lake iron mine in eastern Quebec.
Griffin Mining Pulls Plug On Ivernia Offer
In an unexpected move, Griffin Mining (gfmif-o, gfm-l) has withdrawn its unsolicited takeover offer for lead miner Ivernia (IVW-T, IVWFF-O).
Royal Gold Buys Andacollo Royalty
VANCOUVER — Teck (TCK. B-T, TCK-N ) and its minority partner have agreed to sell a major share of the anticipated gold stream from their Carmen de Andacollo copper-gold mine in Chile to Denver-based …
The Canadian government’s new CSR strategy
The following is the introduction to Building the Canadian Advantage: A Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Strategy for the Canadian International Extractive Sector, produced by Foreign Affairs and…
North American Stock Exchange Indices (April 13, 2009)
52-week Date Apr. 6 Apr. 3 Apr. 2 Apr. 1 Mar. 31 High Low S&P/TSX-Ven Comp 963.17 975.59 978.27 970.09 956.81 2735.30 678.62 TSX Composite 9016.17 9065.76 9073.14 8941.82 8…
Denison Records US$80M Loss
VANCOUVER — The economic downturn has hit the uranium market hard and Canadian producer Denison Mines (DML-T, DNN-X) is feeling the pinch. In recent months, the company reported a 2008 loss of US$80….
TSX Venture Short Positions (April 13, 2009)
Short positions outstanding at Mar. 31/09 (with changes from Mar. 15/09).
Dividends (April 13, 2009)
Note:Vale will pay $0.4795 for all shares on Apr 30 and Oct 30. Anglo American has suspended its dividend which totals $0.44* for the year. Teck Cominco and Harry Winston Diamond have also suspended t…