Spot Prices (February 02, 2009)
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Articles by Northern Miner Staff
Producer And Dealer Prices (February 02, 2009)
Antimony: Mid-mkt US$4,350 /t.
Vale Inco Halts Concentrate Shipments From Voisey’s Bay
Vale (RIO-N) subsidiary Vale Inco has stopped shipping concentrate from its gigantic Voisey’s Bay nickel mine as part of an agreement with the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, pending the outcom…
Oromin Advances Sabodala
VANCOUVER — A 140,000-metre drilling effort in 2008 is paying off for Oromin Explorations (OLE-T, OLEPF-O): the company has delineated six mineralized zones at its Sabodala project in eastern Senegal…
Canadian Gold Mutual Funds (February 02, 2009)
as of Dec. 31/08
BHP Moves To Stanch The Bleeding
VANCOUVER–The world’s biggest mining company has joined the lengthy list of majors to close operations and trim payrolls in the face of sagging metal prices. BHP Billiton( BHP-N, BLT-L, BHP-A) is sus…
Merger Cash To Help Potash One Advance Legacy
As many juniors deliberate over doing financings amidst the market turmoil, Potash One (KCL-T, KCLOF-O) president and CEO Paul Matysek is getting ready to coast through the next year once his company …
OSC Ruling Could Stymie HudBay-Lundin Deal
With one ruling from the Ontario Securities Commission (OSC), the futures of both HudBay Minerals (HBM-T, HBMFF-O) and Lundin Mining (LUN-T, LMC-N) have been drastically altered.
The Expert’s Guide To Alternative Financing
The economic crisis means mining companies will have to get more creative in finding non-traditional routes to financing, investment bankers and consultants warned at a recent MineAfrica seminar on mi…
Hana Mining Hits Copper-Silver In Botswana
VANCOUVER–New results from the Ghanzi copper-silver project in Botswana show promising grades for owner Hana Mining (HMG-V).
Dividends (February 02, 2009)
Note:Xstrata PLC subsidiary, Xstrata Canada is sending a notice of redemption for all outstanding Cmltv prf sh, series 3, redeemable Mar 1 for $25 each in cash, plus accruded and unpaid dividends. Alc…
Climate Change Issue A Web Of Complexities: OMA
— The following is an edited recap of the Ontario Mining Association’s Climate Change Workshop, a half-day seminar held Jan. 15, 2009, at the OMA’s office in Toronto.