Thermo Fisher Scientific Captures Good Design Award
X-ray experts Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO-N) have been awarded a Good Design award by the Chicago Athenaeum Museum for its Niton XL3t series handheld X-ray fluorescence (XRF) analyzers.
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
Wenco To Supply Fleet Management Technology For Alrosa
Wenco International Mining Systems, a supplier of computer-based fleet management systems, has been commissioned by state-run diamond miner Alrosa to supply technology for the company’s Nurba mine in …
Navasota Proves Up Bauxite Resource
VANCOUVER — After drilling more than 2,000 holes into its Koba project in Guinea, Navasota Resources (NAV-V, NAORF-O) has a bauxite resource in hand that has already surpassed 400 million tonnes and …
People (February 09, 2009)
American Bonanza Gold — Joe Chan appointed CFO.
U.S. Markets – Jan. 27 -Feb. 2
U. S. President Barack Obama’s US$825-billion stimulus bill may have passed the House of Representatives — its first legislative hurdle — but the news failed to lift the prevailing gloom in the mark…
Toronto Stock Exchange – Jan. 27 -Feb. 2
Canadian equity indices were down during the Jan. 27-Feb. 2 trading period. The S&P/ TSX composite index dropped 32 points, or 0.4%, to 8,625; the Capped Metals and Mining index was 27 points, or …
TSX Venture Exchange – Jan. 27 -Feb. 2
The S&P-TSX Venture composite index managed four days of small gains before capping the Jan. 27-Feb. 2 trading period off with a loss. The board closed the week up just 5.66 points at 872.82. Dail…
Cliffs Buys Into KWG On ‘Ring Of Fire’ Chrome Discovery
Coking coal and iron ore heavyweight Cliffs Natural Resources (CLF-N) is investing US$3.5 million in a private placement for a 19.9% stake in KWG Resources (KWG-V, KWGBF-O) to gain a foothold in what …
First Uranium To Bring Low-Cost Uranium-Gold Mines Online
First Uranium (FIU-T, FUM-J) is close to completing two financing deals that together will allow the company to fund capital expenditures at its two uranium-gold projects in South Africa and bring the…
LME Warehouse Levels (February 09, 2009)
Metal stocks (in tonnes) held in London Metal Exchange warehouses at opening, Feb. 3, 2009 (change from Jan. 27 in brackets):
Spot Prices (February 09, 2009)
COURTESY OF SCOTIABANK
Producer And Dealer Prices (February 09, 2009)
Antimony: Mid-mkt US$4,350 /t.