Thermo Fisher snags award for new XRF analyzer
Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO-N) has been awarded the R&D 100 award for technological innovation for the company’s handheld X-ray fluorescence (XRF) analyzer.
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
U. S. MARKETS JULY 29-AUG. 4
The main U. S. stock indices were up during the July 29-Aug. 4 trading session, buoyed by a falling oil price. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 153 points, or 1.4%, to 11,284; the Standard and Po…
TSX VENTURE EXCHANGE JULY 29-AUG. 1
Despite another week that saw more than 300 new lows versus only four new highs, the S&P-TSX Venture Index managed to creep up 52 points during the truncated July 29-Aug. 1 trading session. The in…
Delayed startup for Equinox
VANCOUVER–It’s been an up-and-down past few months for Equinox Minerals (EQN-T, EQMIF-O) as it tries to get its Lumwana copper, in Zambia, project into production.
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 SHORT POSITIONS (August 11, 2008)
Short positions outstanding at July 15/08 (with changes from June 30/08).
DIVIDENDS (August 11, 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 pr sh on Oct 1, rec Sept 12. Newmont Canada will p…
BID-ASK — JULY 29-AUG. 4, 2008
12-MONTH STOCK EXC BID ASK LAST HIGH LO Abington Vent V 0.14 0.17 0.14 0.21 0.14 Abitibi Mng V 0.04 0.05 0.05 0.19 0.04 Absolut Res V 0.80 0.98 0.98 1.30 0.00…
JV buys Kintyre from Rio Tinto
Cameco (CCO-T, CCJ-N) is teaming up with a subsidiary of Mitsubishi Corp. (MSBHY-O) to buy Rio Tinto’s (RTP-N, RIO-L) Kintyre uranium project in Australia for US$495 million.
Exeter rises on gold from Cerro Moro
VANCOUVER–News of the highest-grade intersection to date from the Cerro Moro gold-silver project, in Argentina, gave Exeter Resource (XRC-V, XRA-X) a nice share price lift.
Thumbs up for Silver Eagle’s Miguel Auza mine
The fully permitted Miguel Auza mine, which generated its first revenue for Silver Eagle Mines (SEG-T, SVEGF-O) during a bulk-sampling program last year, shows promising economics according to a prefe…