Bears kill 2 geologists in Russia’s Far East
Geologists at a mine in northern Russia have refused to leave their compound after two of their colleagues, who worked on a drill site, were found fatally mauled by bears near the project.
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
Teck and Xstrata close Lennard Shelf mine
Teck Cominco (TCK. B-T, TCK-N) and Xstrata (XSRAF-O, XTA-L) are closing the Lennard Shelf Pillara zinc-lead mine in Western Australia, because it is no longer economic.
Golden Predator snares Midway
VANCOUVER–Only a few months after manoeuvring a takeover of Fury Explorations (FUR-V, FURXF-O), tungsten producer Golden Predator Mines (GP-T, GPDRF-O) is signing onto a merger with Midway Gold (MDW-…
Vale launches recruiting initiative
Brazilian mining giant Vale (RIO-N) has announced two new training programs to bolster its ranks and give recently graduated mining students experience on the world stage.
SPOT PRICES (August 04, 2008)
COURTESY OF SCOTIABANK
DAILY METAL PRICES (August 04, 2008)
Date July 28 July 25 July 24 July 23 July 22 BASE METALS (London Metal Exchange — Midday official cash/3-month prices, US$ per tonne) Al Alloy 2562/2600 2470/2580 2561/2600 2565/2615 2600/2…
TSX SHORT POSITIONS (August 04, 2008)
Short positions outstanding at July 15/08 (with changes from June 30/08).
CNQ TRADING — July 22-28, 2008
(100s) WEEK 12-MONTH STOCK TICKER VOLUME HIGH LOW LAST CHANGE HIGH LOW Avanti Mining AVMI 1970 0.53 0.40 0.45 + 0.05 0.80 0.23 Bison Gold Exp BGEI 1100 0.11 0.10 0.10 0…
CANADIAN GOLD MUTUAL FUNDS (August 04, 2008)
Fund name July 28 July 21 Change Change YTD MER* Assets* ($) ($) ($) (%) (%) (%) (M$) AGF Pr Mtl 24.62 26.29 -1.67 -6.4 -13.8 2.60 615.3 Altamira Pr & Str Mtl 11.52 12.44 -…
Copper Mountain weighs 2010 reopening of B. C. mine
Restarting a past-producing copper and precious metals mine in southern British Columbia looks more and more likely for Copper Mountain Mining (CUM-V).
Editorial: Kinross’s bid for Aurelian: brilliant or nutty?
By far the biggest story during the week ended July 26, the thirtieth trading week of 2008, was the surprise bid by Kinross Gold for Aurelian Resources and its prized Fruta del Norte gold discovery, part of the junior’s Condor project in…
PEOPLE (August 04, 2008)
Amarc Resources — Paul Mann appointed CFO; Jeffrey Mason has resigned as CFO.