Continental Nickel’s Tanzanian results
Nickel may be trading at just US$5.96 per lb. but that isn’t slowing down Continental Nickel (CNI-V) at its N…
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
U.S. Department of Energy plans surplus uranium sales
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has announced plans to sell its surplus uranium inventory over the next nine ye…
Distressed Katanga To Boost Authorized Shares To 5B
All the speculation over the state of Katanga Mining’s (KAT-T, KATFF-O) finances is at an end, with a stark announcement from the company that it needs more funding on an “urgent basis” to sustain its…
Fronteer To Bid For Aurora
Fronteer Development Group (FRG-T, FRG-X) is the single largest shareholder of Aurora Energy Resources (AXU-T, AUEGF-O), with 42% of the company. Now Fronteer wants all of it — despite a three-year m…
Chinese Investment A Lifeline For Australian Miners
Perth, Western Australia– Consider the Australian mining scene of six months ago — a chronic shortage of professional and skilled workers, high wages, headhunters wallowing in fees, long waiting lis…
Aggregates And Obama’s Plan: JP Morgan Says Tread Lightly
Vancouver– U. S. President-elect Barack Obama’s talk of massive new infrastructure spending as one response to an expected recession has some investors excited about stronger demand for aggregates. M…
Jaguar Mining Finds Fair Weather In Brazil
SITE VISIT Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil–At a time when more than one mining company is struggling to stay afloat, Jaguar Mining (JAG-T) is a bit of fresh air. With…
Taseko Grows Gibraltar’s Copper And Moly Reserves
Vancouver — On the heels of a second expansion at the Gibraltar copper-molybdenum mine in central British Columbia, Taseko Mines (TKO-T, TGB-X) has boosted reserves at the mine by almost 30%.
Luna Ends Drilling On Strong Note
Luna Gold (LGC-V, LGCU-O) struck some promising results at its Cachoeira gold project in northeastern Brazil as it wrapped up its drill program for the year.
U. S. Markets Dec. 19-22
U. S. stock markets drifted down during the shortened Dec. 19-22 trading session. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 85 points, or 1%, to 8,520; the S&P 500 index lost 14 points, or 1.5%, to 87…
Spot Prices (January 05, 2009)
Spot Prices COURTESY OF SCOTIABANK Tuesday, Dec. 23, 2008 Precious Metals Price (US$/oz.) Change Gold $846.00 +12.50 Silver $10.70 +0.20 Platinum $855.00 +22.00 Palladium $173.00 -2.00…
Producer And Dealer Prices (January 05, 2009)
Antimony: Mid-mkt US$4,350 /t.