Quebec is a “cornerstone,” says Agnico-Eagle’s chief executive
If it isn’t broken–don’t fix it. That seemed to be the sub-text of a corporate presentation by gold producer Agnic…
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
Sulliden drops Shahuindo suit against Century
The last chapter in a bitter, five-year legal battle between Century Mining (CMM-V, CMNZF-O) and Sulliden Exploration (SUE-T, EXSDF-O) over a disputed property in Peru has finally come to an end.
Western Areas doubles resource at Spotted Quoll (September 15, 2008)
If Western Areas (WSA-T, WSA-A) had any doubts that its Spotted Quoll nickel project, in Western Australia, has the potential to become a major underground mine, they seem to have been laid to rest wi…
Toronto Stock ExchangE September 2-8
Despite the brief spell of confidence the U. S. government’s bailout of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac brought to the markets, downward momentum proved too strong to combat for the TSX Composite Index, as…
LME WAREHOUSE LEVELS (September 15, 2008)
Metal stocks (in tonnes) held in London Metal Exchange warehouses at opening, Sept. 8, 2008 (change from Sept. 1 in brackets):
SPOT PRICES (September 15, 2008)
Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2008 Precious Metals Price (US$/oz.) Change Gold $776.40 -26.10 Silver $11.23 -1.95 Platinum $1211.00 – 181.00 Palladium $231.00 -90.00 Base Metals Price (US$/lb.) …
PRODUCER AND DEALER PRICES (September 15, 2008)
Antimony: Mid-mkt US$6,466.00/t.
Early bird Lydian snags far-flung gems
Lydian International (LYD-T) likes to arrive early.
Castle Gold hikes El Castillo resource (September 15, 2008)
Using a higher gold price of US$625 per oz., Castle Gold (CSG-V, CSGLF-O) has increased resources at its El Castillo heap-leach open-pit mine in Durango state, Mexico, by 16% and boosted reserves by 5…
Breakwater joins Blue Note back at Caribou (September 15, 2008)
As tumbling prices hamper zinc producers, Breakwater Resources (BWR-T, BWLRF-O) has taken a 20% interest in Blue Note Mining’s (BN-T, BNMFF-O) Caribou zinc mine complex in New Brunswick, where product…
NovaGold sells Ambler, mulls further sales
Now that troubled NovaGold Resources (NG-T, NG-X) has found a buyer for the last of its non-core assets, the company says it will consider selling any of its flagship projects in northwestern British …
Sherwood and Capstone to merge (September 15, 2008)
VANCOUVER — So long as shareholders at S h e rwo o d Copper (SWC-V, SWOPF-O) bless the marriage, Sherwood and Capstone Mining (CS-T, CSFFF-O) will merge to form a single company with about a half bil…