Monument Starts To Sparkle For New Nadina
VANCOUVER — Drill results from the Monument diamond project in the Northwest Territories point to the possibility of finding sizable stones, say its joint-venture owners.
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
Sprott’s Moly Fund Is Done
Falling molybdenum prices have ended the Sprott Molybdenum Participation Corp. (MLY-T) fund.
Avalon Gets Top Drill Grades From Lake Zone
Avalon Ventures (AVL-T, AVVTF-O) set out to define the eastern, southern and western margins of the Lake zone at its Thor Lake rare metals project near Yellowknife, N. W. T. But encouraging drill resu…
Andina Riding High At Volcan
SITE VISIT COPIAPO, CHILE — Using its US$19 million in working capital, Andina Minerals (ADM-V, ADMNF-O) is moving forward on its advanced Volcan gold-sulphur exploration project here, high in the…
Debt Troubles Start To Pile Up For Miners
VANCOUVER–For a growing number of mining companies unable to make payments on significant debts, the prospects for a happy new year are growing dim.
North American Tungsten Bets On Unleaded Future
VANCOUVER — North American Tungsten (NTC-T, NATUF-O) is transforming itself. No longer is it just a tungsten mining company responsible for making about 4% of the world’s tungsten concentrates. It is…
Editorial: Mining Sector Layoffs Pick Up Steam
Quite a few miners across Canada and beyond rang in the new year with layoff notices, as the autumn commodities bust worked its way into the employment scene.
Commentary: Commodity Prices To Bottom In 2009: Banks
While TD Bank sees the commodities market starting to rebound in the second half of 2009, followed by more pronounced price increases in 2010, the World Bank believes that, over the long term, commodi…
Toronto Stock Exchange – Jan. 6-12
The TSX fell during the Jan. 6-12 trading session, with the S&P/TSX composite index losing 492 points, or 5.3%, to 8,793. Metal and mining issues sustained heavier losses, with the S&P/TSX Cap…
TSX Venture Exchange -Jan. 6-12
VANCOUVER — It was an up-and-down week for the S&P/TSX Venture composite index over the Jan. 6-12 trading session. The board started the week by climbing above the 900-point mark, a height it has…
First Majestic Drilling Grows La Encantada Reserves By 187%
VANCOUVER — A 6,700-metre drill program at the La Encantada mine in the northeastern Mexican state of Coahuila has paid off for First Majestic Silver (FR-T, FRMSF-O).
Spot Prices (January 19, 2009)
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