CANADIAN GOLD MUTUAL FUNDS (September 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…
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
Baffin Island sparkles for Peregrine
It’s not every day that you find diamonds outcropping at surface in the Arctic and some miners will go a lifetime without ever seeing it happen. Oftentimes, kimberlite pipes of interest in the Far Nor…
Douglas Lake taps Tanzminex for Mbwembkuru
Tanzanian-focused mineral exploration company Douglas Lake Minerals (DKLM-O) has contracted Tanzanian Mineral Exploration (Tanzminex) to prepare a resource estimate for the company’s Mbwemkuru alluvia…
Chinalco limited to 15% Rio Tinto stake
The Australian government has approved a maximum holding of 14.99% in the shares of Rio Tinto PLC( RTP-N, RIO-L) for Aluminum Corp. of China (Chinalco). The approval is subject to the conditions that …
12 SNC-Lavalin employees die in Algeria bombing
Twelve SNC-Lavalin (SNC-T) employees were killed and another 15 injured in Algeria, when a car bomb exploded near a bus they were riding to work.
Aretech buys majority stake in Xcalibur
Multinational engineering company Aretech Solutions is acquiring a majority stake in Xcalibur Airborne Geophysics.
U. S. MARKETS AUG. 19-25
Dipping gas prices this month have given consumers a glimmer of hope — despite weak economic growth and higher inflation generally. The Conference Board is backing that up with results from its lates…
TORONTO STOCK EXCHANGE AUG. 19-25
The S&P-TSX Composite Index rose during the Aug. 19-25 trading session, on the back of strengthening oil and gold prices, gaining 170 points, or 1.3%, to 13,289. Mining and materials issues did ev…
EXCHANGE RATES (September 01, 2008)
CANADIAN/U. S. EXCHANGE (Bank of Canada noon rate) Date Aug. 25 Aug. 22 Aug. 21 Aug. 20 Aug. 19 US$ in C$ 1.0464 1.0458 1.0456 1.0628 1.0607 C$ in US$ 0.9557 0.9562 0.9564 0.9409 0…
INTERNATIONAL QUOTES (September 01, 2008)
Australia (A$) Aug 12 Aug 5 Change Bendigo Mining 0.18 0.20 -0.02 Kingsgate Cons. 4.80 5.60 -0.80 Lion Selection Ltd 1.58 1.50 0.08 Newcrest Mining 23.49 26.31 -2.82 …
A guide to listing in Hong Kong
Hong Kong — While competition with the Shanghai Stock Exchange continues, Hong Kong is still home to some of China…
PC Gold looks to set Pickle Crow back in flight (August 30, 2008)
It’s not often a junior gets its hands on a former gold mine that was a “money machine” in its day and still contai…