Relincho produces more mega intercepts
Vancouver – The end of the road is in sight for Global Copper (GLQ-V) it will soon become part of Teck Cominco (T…
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
How problematic are artisanals for Gold Fields?
Gold Fields (GFIJ-J) says a report by Reuters claiming it had to put the brakes on underground mining plans after a…
HudBay Minerals to merge with Skye Resources
HudBay Minerals (HBM-T) and aspiring nickel producer Skye Resources (SKR-T, SKRZF-O) are combining forces, expand…
Helio hitting gold in Tanzania (June 23, 2008)
Vancouver – Helio Resource (HRC-V) has been working away at the SMP gold project in southwestern Tanzania for two y…
Liberty plans scoping study for Hart deposit
Liberty Mines (LBE-T) has released the first resource estimate for its Hart nickel project near Timmins, Ont. which…
LENDING RATES (June 23, 2008)
as of 9 a. m. ET, June 17, 2008 (%) Bank of Canada 3.25 Target overnight rate 3.00 Canadian Prime 4.75 U. S. Discount Primary 2.25 U. S. Fed Funds market rate 2.00 U. S. Prime …
BID-ASK — JUNE 10-16, 2008
12-MONTH STOCK EXC BID ASK LAST HIGH LO Absolut Res V 0.80 0.98 0.98 1.30 0.001 Affinor Res V 0.16 0.17 0.16 0.18 0.001 Afrasia Minl F V 0.28 0.59 0.25 0.45 0…
Breaking up the board
Genco Resources’ (GGC-T, GNCC-O) largest shareholder and former director wants to overthrow three of seven company directors in a proxy vote on June 26, claiming that they are overpaid and putting the…
Aura buys copper mine in Mexico
Aura Minerals (ORA-T, ORAUF-O) has spent $70 million in cash and shares for a producing copper mine in Mexico that has the potential to turn out 28,000 tonnes of copper concentrate per year.
Nova Scotia revisits uranium moratorium (June 23, 2008)
Nova Scotia’s 26-year-old ban on uranium mining will soon be up for debate, and could be lifted under certain conditions, says the province’s minister of Natural Resources, David Morse.
Gold Wheaton: Dream team, dream concept
When the team behind Gold Wheaton first approached David Cohen about the idea of mimicking the wildly successful business model of Silver Wheaton (SLW-T, SLW-N), the former chief executive of Northern…
TSX VENTURE SHORT POSITIONS (June 23, 2008)
Short positions outstanding at May 31/08 (with changes from May 15/08).