NORTH AMERICAN STOCK EXCHANGE INDICES (November 03, 2008)
52-week Date Oct. 27 Oct. 24 Oct. 23 Oct. 22 Oct. 21 High Low S&P/TSX-Ven Comp 808.99 830.96 858.00 900.63 969.39 3192.55 807.71 TSX Composite 8537.34 9294.09 9331.35 9236.88…
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
TSX VENTURE SHORT POSITIONS (November 03, 2008)
Short positions outstanding at Oct. 15/08 (with changes from Sept. 30/08).
Rare earth discovery in Namibia intrigues Etruscan (November 03, 2008)
Etruscan Resources’ (EET-T, ETRUF-o) initial interest in exploring northern Namibia was to find iron oxide copper-gold (IOCG) deposits and the Canadian junior believed that the rare earth occurrence a…
Editorial: Loonie plunges as oil prices slide
Canada’s loonie seems to dip and dive just like any other petrodollar these days, if the week ended Oct. 25, the 43rd trading week of 2008, is anything to go by.
Book Excerpt: Jewel of the Kootenays: The Emerald mine
— The following is an edited excerpt from Jewel of the Kootenays: The Emerald Mine, an oral history of British Columbia’s Emerald lead-zinc-tungsten mine by Larry Jacobsen. The 335-page book is avail…
Suppliers News: IISI becomes World Steel Association
The International Iron and Steel Institute has changed its name to the World Steel Association to better reflect its global expansion.
Suppliers News: Atlas Copco opens new factory in North Bay
Stockholm-based mining equipment supplier Atlas Copco, has announced the opening of a new factory in North Bay, Ont.
TSX SHORT POSITIONS (November 03, 2008)
Short positions outstanding at Oct. 15/08 (with changes from Sept. 30/08).
CANADIAN GOLD MUTUAL FUNDS (November 03, 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…
DIVIDENDS (November 03, 2008)
Note: Vale will pay $0.52* on common and pr sh in two instlmnts on Apr 30 and Oct 31. Alcoa will pay its quarterly div of US$0.9375 for US$3.75 cmltv…
Belvedere suspends development at Hitura
Plunging nickel prices have forced Belvedere Resources (BEL-V, BLVDF-o) to suspend operations at its Hitura nickel mine, in Finland.
African Gold teams up with Newmont in Ghana
African Gold Group (AGG-V, AGGFF-o)is joining hands with Newmont Mining (NMC-T, NEM-n) to develop its Mankranho gold project in Ghana.