NGO’s ready for BHP in Indonesia
A battle could be brewing for BHP Billiton (BHP-N, BLT-L) on a small island in Indonesia. The company that has …
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
Uranerz could produce 3.3 million lbs. U3O8 per year, study says
A preliminary economic assessment for Uranerz Energy’s (URZ-T, URZ-X, U9E-F) Nichols Ranch uranium project in the…
Harmony and Newcrest teaming up in PNG
Two of the biggest gold miners not listed on the TSX are combining forces in Papua New Guinea (PNG) with the hopes …
Yukon-Nevada halts underground mining at Jerritt Canyon
Vancouver – Around 240 miners are out of work at Yukon-Nevada Gold’s (YNG-T) Smith and SSX mines at its Jerritt Can…
Second fatal helicopter crash in a week kills pilot
Vancouver – A helicopter heading into a mining camp near Carmacks, Yukon, crashed on Saturday, killing the pilot. I…
Certej study predicts 11-year mine life
A feasibility study for European Goldfields’ (EGU-T, EGU-L) Certej gold-silver project in Romania says an open-pit mining operation could produce an average of 156,000 oz. gold and 814,000 oz. silver …
Oromin tallies Sabodala resource
Oromin Explorations (OLE-V, OLEPF-O) has reported an initial inferred resource estimate totalling 1.4 million oz. gold at its Sabodala project in eastern Senagal.
Southern Arc goes deep in Indonesia
VANCOUVER — The deep reach of Southern Arc Minerals’ (SA-V, SOACF-O) drills has paid off with the company’s longest mineralized intercept to date at its 21-sq.-km Selodong prospect on west Lombok Isl…
More zinc for Lundin
Lundin Mining (LUN-T, LMC-N) has hit upon a new zinc-copper discovery at its Neves-Corvo mine, in southern Portugal, that could well be the largest deposit at the project, the company says.
Atacama to raise $80M
VANCOUVER– Atacama Minerals (AAM-V, ATAAF-O), a major iodine producer in Chile, has announced an $80-million brokered private placement on a best-efforts basis to raise money for its move into fertil…
TSX VENTURE SHORT POSITIONS (August 11, 2008)
Short positions outstanding at July 15/08 (with changes from June 30/08).
CNQ TRADING — July 29-Aug. 1, 2008
(100s) WEEK 12-MONTH STOCK TICKER VOLUME HIGH LOW LAST CHANGE HIGH LOW Avanti Mining AVMI 620 0.43 0.415 0.415 + 0.015 0.80 0.23 Bison Gold Exp BGEI 1900 0.20 0.08 0.20 + 0…