Swift Downturn Whipsaws Demand For Earth-Moving Equipment
It was less than a year ago that warp-speed growth in the mining and construction industries was causing industry- wide shortages of everything from ore-hauling trucks to tires.
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
Yellow Metal Has Big Companies Flocking To Nunavut
Nunavut celebrates its 10th anniversary in 2009. In recent years, the territory has seen a steady investment in its exploration and mining sector. Exploration and deposit appraisal spending in 2007 re…
Apollo Pays Hefty Price For Black Fox Funds
Apollo Gold (APG-T, AGT-X) now has the money it needs to push ahead with the construction of its Black Fox gold mine near Timmins, Ont., but at what cost?
Meliadine Gets Scoping Study Go-Ahead
VANCOUVER — After 20 years of work in Canada’s North, Comaplex Minerals (CMF-T, CXMLF-O) has a positive scoping study in hand for a combined open-pit/underground operation at its Meliadine gold proje…
Producer And Dealer Prices (March 02, 2009)
Antimony: Mid-mkt US$4,400 /t.
Lending Rates (March 02, 2009)
as of 9 a. m. ET. Feb. 24, 2009 (%) Bank of Canada 1.25 Target overnight rate 1.00 Canadian Prime 3.00 U. S. Discount Primary 0.50 U. S. Fed Funds market rate 0-0.25 U. S. Prime …
Getting To The Ring Of Fire
Despite the industry slump, exploration in the McFaulds Lake area of northern Ontario continues apace as Noront Resources (NOT-V, NOSOF-O) and other explorers drill off deposits they hope will add up …
TSX Venture Short Positions (March 02, 2009)
Short positions outstanding at Feb. 15/09 (with changes from Jan. 31/09).
HudBay And Lundin Kill Merger Plans
VANCOUVER — HudBay Minerals (HBM-T, HBMFF-O) and Lundin Mining (LUN-T, LMC-N) have officially cancelled their merger plans. The move, however, is no surprise because the deal had already been essenti…
Aquiline Advances Giant Navidad
SITE VISIT GASTRE, ARGENTINA — There are surely very few places where one can stand atop a deposit holding resources of 450-600 million oz. silver. Aquiline Resources’ (AQI-T, AQLNF-O) Navidad…
Anglo American to cut 19,000 jobs this year
Anglo American( AAUK-Q, AAL-L) plans to axe 19,000 jobs or about 10% of its global workforce this year due to trimmed-back production plans and rescheduled projects.
The Scoop On TFSAs
Tax Free Savings Accounts, or TFSAs, have come along at a perfect time for those of us who invest or trade in speculative resource stocks. Introduced in last year’s federal budget, TFSA’s came into ef…