Ecuador making mining-friendly noises
Ecuador’s Council of External Commerce and Investment has approved a resolution to eliminate import tariffs on a range mining equipment, Corriente Resources (CTQ-T, ETQ-x) says.
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
Spot Prices (December 01, 2008)
COURTESY OF SCOTIABANK
Rolling Rock Resource Tops 1M Oz. Gold
Vancouver — As Rolling Rock Resources( RLL-V, RLLGF-o) reworks data for a pending scoping study of its Monument Bay project, 350 km southeast of Thompson, Man., it has topped a million inferred ounce…
Dia Bras Plans Mill At Bolivar
A pilot mining program at the Bolivar mine in the Piedras Verdes mining district of Mexico’s Chihuahua state has generated operating cash for Dia Bras Exploration (DIB-V, DBEXF-o) since late 2005.
Producer And Dealer Prices (December 01, 2008)
Antimony: Mid-mkt US$5,700 /t.
Daily Metal Prices (December 01, 2008)
Date Nov. 24 Nov. 21 Nov. 20 Nov. 19 Nov. 18 BASE METALS (London Metal Exchange — Midday official cash/3-month prices, US$ per tonne) Al Alloy 1315/1375 1325/1370 1315/1355 1350.50/1420 138…
Expansion Drilling Turns Up More Gold For Central Sun
Vancouver–Even though a failed financing has forced the company to suspend a major development project at one of its two Nicaraguan gold mines, Central Sun Mining (CSM-T, SMC-x) continues to hit good…
International Quotes (December 01, 2008)
Australia (A$) Nov 25 Nov 4 Change Bendigo Mining 0.12 0.12 0.00 Kingsgate Cons. 2.80 2.93 -0.13 Lion Selection Ltd 0.92 1.10 -0.18 Newcrest Mining 24.45 20.65 3.80 R…
North American Stock Exchange Indices (December 01, 2008)
52-week Date Nov. 24 Nov. 21 Nov. 20 Nov. 19 Nov. 18 High Low S&P/TSX-Ven Comp 722.79 704.17 691.95 730.09 750.25 2886.39 685.07 TSX Composite 8440.87 8155.39 7724.76 8490.56…
NovaGold Shutters Rock Creek Mine
Vancouver — NovaGold Resources (NG-T, NG-x) shares plunged $1.48 to close at 72 after the company announced it was suspending production at its Rock Creek gold mine and that it wouldn’t be able to m…
Canadian Gold Mutual Funds (December 01, 2008)
Featured Fund: Altamira precious & Strategic Metals, as of 07/31/08 (in weighted order): Goldcorp, Barrick Gold, Kinross Gold, Agnico-Eagle Mines, Yamana Gold, Franco-Nevada, Newmont Mining, Compa…
HudBay Bids For Lundin
Vancouver — In a move that took investors and analysts by surprise, HudBay Minerals (HBM-T, HBMFF-o) and Lundin Mining (LUN-T, LMC-n) plans to merge into what they hope will be the next major global …