Noront hunkers down ahead of proxy battle
In the midst of a proxy fight with a dissident shareholder, the management of Noront Resources (NOT-V) took another…
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
Waratah rejects takeover bid by private Australian company
Waratah Coal (WCI-V) says a partial takeover bid by Mineralogy Pty. undervalues the company’s Galilee Basin coal pr…
Mount Polley looks to grow for Imperial Metals
Vancouver – Continuing exploration at the Mount Polley open pit copper-gold mine in central British Columbia is fin…
Jasper Mining announces more drill results from B.C.
In an interview with The Northern Miner in December 2005, Gordon Dixon, president of Jasper Mining (JSP-V), said …
Freeport McMoRan highlights positives for copper at Denver
In a presentation at the Denver Gold Forum in September, Richard Adkerson, president and CEO of Freeport McMoRan Co…
First Nickel puts Lockerby on care and maintenance
Four days after Belvedere Resources (BEL-V) said low nickel prices had forced it to temporarily suspend developme…
Bravo cheered on by bonanza gold intercept
Vancouver–A whopper hole out of Homestake Ridge, in northern B. C., more than doubled Bravo Venture Group’s (BVG-V, BVGIF-o) share price at the start of October.
LENDING RATES (October 20, 2008)
as of 9 a. m. ET, Oct. 14, 2008 (%) Bank of Canada 2.75 Target overnight rate 2.50 Canadian Prime 4.25 U. S. Discount Primary 1.75 U. S. Fed Funds market rate 1.50 U. S. Prime …
DIVIDENDS (October 20, 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…
LME WAREHOUSE LEVELS (October 20, 2008)
Metal stocks (in tonnes) held in London Metal Exchange warehouses at opening, Oct. 13, 2008 (change from Oct. 7 in brackets):
Alaskan rock kind to Full Metal
Recent drill results from Full Metal Minerals’ (FMM-V, FLMTF-o) 40 Mile property, in Eastern Alaska, failed to garner market attention, despite some promising grades.
U. S. MARKETS – OCT 7-13
“Volatile” would be an understatement to describe the Oct 7-13 trading session. Early in the period, U. S. markets continued their steep falls from the previous week. Finance ministers from the G-7 in…