Iamgold in takeover bid for Euro Ressources
Gold miner Iamgold (IMG-T, IAG-N) has launched an all-cash bid to take over gold royalty company Euro Ressources (E…
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
Market jitters set off gold-buying frenzy
The phones have been ringing off the hook at Blanchard & Co., the biggest bullion dealer in the United States as investors buy up gold coins and bars like never before amidst the market meltdown.
U. S. MARKETS – SEPTEMBER 23-29
You can run but you can’t hide. The defeat of a US$700-billion bailout plan in Congress on Monday Sept. 29 sent the Dow Jones Industrial Average into a tailspin — down 777.68 points to 10,365.45 — a…
TORONTO STOCK EXCHANGE – SEPTEMBER 23-29
Trouble south of the border brought the TSX Composite Index down to worrisome depths over the Sept. 23-29 trading period. The index lost a total of 1,353 points, but most of the decline came on a reco…
Alexandria gives up Joanna gold project to Aurizon
As Alexandria Minerals (AZX-V, ALXDF-o) gears up for its next 10,000-metre drilling expedition, the company is cashing in on its Joannes Twp. claims by optioning the property to Aurizon Mines (ARZ-T, …
BC revives northern power line project
Vancouver — British Columbia Premier Gordon Campbell has resuscitated the Northwest Transmission Line (NTL), a project that would see at least 335 km of new, 287-kilovolt, power lines extended into t…
Royalty companies trumpet their low-cost model
Managing a royalty company these days is like running a MASH unit, Douglas Silver, chairman and chief executive of International Royalty Corp. (IRC-T, ROY-x) told analysts and investors at the recent …
DAILY METAL PRICES (October 06, 2008)
Date Sept. 29 Sept. 26 Sept. 25 Sept. 24 Sept. 23 BASE METALS (London Metal Exchange — Midday official cash/3-month prices, US$ per tonne) Al Alloy 2155/2200 2190/2201 2135/2210 2180/2250 2…
NORTH AMERICAN STOCK EXCHANGE INDICES (October 06, 2008)
52-week Date Sept. 29 Sept. 26 Sept. 25 Sept. 24 Sept. 23 High Low S&P/TSX-Ven Comp 1382.03 1515.64 1540.68 1550.64 1538.60 3192.55 1373.00 TSX Composite 11285.07 12126.00 1254…
New Horizons: Canada investing $100M to unlock the treasures of the Arctic
The mysteries and treasures of the Arctic have held the attention and imagination of Canadians since the earliest settlers set foot on the continent.
PEOPLE (October 06, 2008)
Alcoa — Kurt Waldo appointed a director; Jake Siewert appointed VP of business development and public strategy; William O’Rourke appointed VP of sustainability and environment, health and safety. Baf…
SPOT PRICES (October 06, 2008)
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