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…
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
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…
INTERNATIONAL QUOTES (June 23, 2008)
Australia (A$) June 17 June 10 Change Bendigo Mining 0.30 0.30 0.00 Centamin Egypt 1.24 1.28 -0.04 Kingsgate Cons. 5.50 5.38 0.12 Lion Selection Ltd 1.82 1.82 0.00 Ne…
Golden Band set to update Birch Crossing estimate (June 23, 2008)
VANCOUVER — Stepping-out and digging deeper, this winter Golden Band Resources (GBN-V, GBRIF-O) punched 11 more holes into the ground at Birch Crossing, one of 10 properties it owns as part of a 750-…
CANADIAN GOLD MUTUAL FUNDS (June 23, 2008)
as of Apr. 1/2008
PEOPLE (June 23, 2008)
African Copper — Christopher Fredericks appointed CEO; Joseph Hamilton has resigned as CEO and a director.
LME WAREHOUSE LEVELS (June 23, 2008)
Metal stocks (in tonnes) held in London Metal Exchange warehouses at opening, June 17, 2008 (change from June 10 in brackets):
Rio Tinto to invest in BRC DiamondCore’s DRC exploration projects
Global mining giant Rio Tinto (RTP-N, RIO-L) currently produces about 16% of the world’s diamonds by volume and 8% by value with its Argyle mine in Australia, Diavik mine in Canada and Murowa mine in …
SPOT PRICES (June 23, 2008)
COURTESY OF SCOTIABANK
PRODUCER AND DEALER PRICES (June 23, 2008)
Antimony: Mid-mkt US$6,400.00/t.