COMMENTARY: Maintenance: Cost Versus Investment
Mining is a tough business and in order to stay competitive, every available advantage must be considered and wherever possible, put into practice.
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
Colombia Proving Golden For Ventana
VANCOUVER — An intense three-year drilling effort in Colombia keeps returning bonanza gold grades for Ventana Gold (VEN-T).
Gold Hawk Restructures Debt
Gold Hawk Resources (CGK-V, CGHRF-O) has restructured its debt in the nick of time.
Victoria Gold Bids For StrataGold
Nevada-focused Victoria Gold (VIT-V, VITFF-O) has made a friendly offer for StrataGold (SGV-T, SAGDF-O) in pursuit of its advanced Dublin Gulch gold project in the Yukon.
Quadra Mining To Buy Centenario Copper
VANCOUVER — Patience has paid off for Quadra Mining (QUA-T, QADMF-O). The Vancouver-based company, which has been quietly stockpiling cash from its Robinson copper-gold mine in Nevada, waiting for th…
Cash Call Emergency Threatens Minera Andes’ Survival
VANCOUVER — A few months ago, it seemed like Minera Andes (MAI-T, MNEAF-O) had it all: a 49% stake in a producing gold-silver mine, a massive copper deposit nearing development stage, and a pipeline …
Canadian Gold Mutual Funds (February 23, 2009)
as of Dec. 31/08
Court Blocks Rusoro Bid For Gold Reserve
Rusoro Mining (RML-V, RMLFF-O) has dropped its hostile takeover offer for Gold Reserve (GRZ-T, GRZ-X), after the Ontario Superior Court of Justice issued an interlocutory injunction on Feb. 10 stoppin…
TSX Venture Exchange Feb. 10-13
It was modest gains on the S&P/TSX Venture composite index for the truncated Feb. 10-13 reporting period. The Venture board gained 24.54 points to close the week at 925.64 points. It posted gains …
Producer And Dealer Prices (February 23, 2009)
Antimony: Mid-mkt US$4,350 /t.
Chinalco Pumps US$19.5B Into Rio Tinto
China’s largest aluminum producer will invest US$19.5 billion in Rio Tinto (RTP-N, RIO-L) through joint ventures and convertible debt in a deal that will help the Anglo-Australian mining giant pay dow…
North American Stock Exchange Indices (February 23, 2009)
52-week Date Feb 16 Feb. 13 Feb. 12 Feb. 11 Feb. 10 High Low S&P/TSX-Ven Comp 925.64 925.64 915.87 911.26 902.09 2814.88 678.62 TSX Composite 8678.10 8678.10 8778.78 8737.89 …