Japanese consortium finances Canada’s Uranium One
Uranium One (UUU-T) will raise C$270 million through a private placement with a Japanese consortium made up of Th…
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
Volta defines initial copper-gold resource in Burkina Faso
Vancouver – A few days after its joint-venture partner returned full ownership of the Gaoua copper-gold property …
Update:Bidding war heats up for Frontera Copper
A bidding war is emerging for Frontera Copper Corp. (FCC-T, FRCPF-O) that is pitting the Invecture Group against So…
UEX eyeing 40 million lbs. U3O8 at Hidden Bay
Vancouver – This fall UEX (UEX-T) leveled its 2009 resource-estimate sights on a target of 40 million lbs. U3O8 at …
Xstrata throttles back Sudbury nickel output, chops 686 jobs
Continued low nickel prices are forcing Xstrata (XTA-L) subsidiary Xstrata Nickel to step up the shrinking of its n…
Short Position Report (February 09, 2009)
TSX Short PositionsShort positions outstanding at Jan 31/09 (…
Red Back Mining posts record production in Q4
Mines in Mauritania and Ghana posted record production in the fourth quarter for gold producer Red Back Mining…
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 …