Polar Star to choose board of directors in April
Polar Star Mining (PSR-V) will hold a shareholders meeting on Apr. 17 that will decide the fate of its current boar…
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
Geologix’s loss is Silver Standard’s gain
Unable to get its hands on the money it needed, Geologix Explorations (GIX-T, GXEFX-O) must walk away from a projec…
China Inc. steps up foreign acquisitions; bids for Oz Minerals
China’s state-owned companies are ratcheting up their acquisitions of struggling mining companies that have been hi…
TSX Venture Exchange rights and warrants
The following are the mining-related rights and warrants now trading on the TSX Venture Exchange (in C$ unless no…
Commentary: Looking at maintenance as an investment
Mining is a tough business and in order to stay competitive, every available advantage must be considered and where…
Athabasca Potash Pairs Up With SNC-Lavalin At Burr
Montreal-based engineering and consulting firm SNC-Lavalin Group (SNC-T, SNCAF-O), has been contracted by Athabasca Potash (API-T, ABHPF-O) to provide prefeasibility study services for the company’s B…
LME Warehouse Levels (February 16, 2009)
Metal stocks (in tonnes) held in London Metal Exchange warehouses at opening, Feb. 10, 2009 (change from Feb. 3 in brackets):
People (February 16, 2009)
ATW Gold — Graham Harris appointed chairman; David Stone appointed COO.
Mesquite Mine Back In The Saddle
With one year of operations at the past-producing Mesquite gold mine under its belt, Western Goldfields (WGI-T, WGW-X) reports it churned out 110,410 oz. gold for 2008, just short of the 117,000 oz. g…
Exeter Cuts Lengthy Low-Grade Gold At Caspiche
Exeter Resource( XRC-V, XRA-X) has reported drilling results from its Caspiche gold-copper and Cerro Moro gold-silver projects, in South America.
World Crude Steel Production Falls 1.2%
World production of crude steel fell 1.2% between 2007 and 2008, with production weighing in at 1.33 billion metric tonnes last year, according to a report released by the World Steel Association.
Vale Builds Its Fleet — Spends US$171M On New Tugboats And Barges
Brazilian mining giant Vale (RIO-N) has signed a contract with three major Brazilian shipyards worth US$171.1 million, to build up the company’s fleet.