Silver Eagle gets approval to shut Miguel Auza mine
The Mexican government has given its stamp of approval to an agreement Silver Eagle Mines (SEG-T) has reached with …
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
Teck to close Pend Oreille zinc mine
Vancouver – As part of its efforts to wrestle down nearly US$10 billion of debt, Teck (TCK. B-T, TCK-N) will …
Strateco leads the uranium pack in Quebec (part I)
CHIBOUGAMAU, QUE. — The Matoush uranium deposit is like nothing anyone’s ever seen before.
Katanga in distress
Speculation over the poor state of Katanga Mining’s (KAT-T) finances is over.
Rusoro Mining goes after Gold Reserve
Rusoro Mining (RML-V, RMLFF-o) says an unsolicited take-over bid for Gold Reserve (GRZ-T, GRZ-x) offers a “co…
Taseko grows Gibraltar reserves
Vancouver – On the heels of a second expansion at the Gibraltar copper-molybdenum mine in central British Columbia,…
BHP Maps Olympic Dam Plans
BHP Billiton (BHP-N, BLT-L),the world’s largest mining company, is planning to expand its Olympic Dam copper-uranium-gold mine in Australia, envisioning a sixfold increase in mining and milling capaci…
Tsx Venture Short Positions (December 15, 2008)
Short positions outstanding at Nov. 30/08 (with changes from Nov. 15/08).
Dividends (December 15, 2008)
Note: Alcoa will pay its quarterly div of US$0.9375 for US$3.75 cmltv pr sh on Jan 1, rec Dec 12. Xstrata Canada will pay $0.2863 div for pref sh series…
Kodiak’s Golden Mile Growing
Vancouver — The Golden Mile project is starting to outgrow its name: Kodiak Exploration (KXL-V, KXLAF-O) has traced its rich quartz vein gold system near Thunder Bay, Ont., along 8 km of strike and t…
Tsx Short Positions (December 15, 2008)
Short positions outstanding at Nov. 30/08 (with changes from Nov. 15/08).
Capoose On Track For Silver Quest
Vancouver — As part of its efforts to update a historical resource estimate, Silver Quest Resources (SQI-V, SQIFF-O) has confirmed silver and gold mineralization at its Capoose property, 185 km south…