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…
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
Investors ask: Got potash?
The week ended June 14, the 24th trading week of 2008, revealed a new twist to the commodities boom, as a few scarce potash juniors became investor favourites, what with the quadrupling of potash pric…
Ecuador update: many questions, a few answers (June 23, 2008)
VANCOUVER–On June 9, fifty-two days after a mining mandate in Ecuador suspended all mining activity while the government drafts new mining legislation, the government began transferring the country’s…
Bannerman hires GRD Minproc for Goanikontes feasibility
Australia’s Bannerman Resources (BAN-T, BMN-A) has commissioned GRD Minproc to produce a full feasibility study for the company’s Goanikontes uranium project in Namibia.
Polaris expands plant in Nicaragua
Renewable energy-focused producer Polaris Geothermal (GEO-T, PGTHF-O) has signed a contract with Brazilian engineering company Queiroz-Galvao to expand its San Jacinto Tizate project.
Radius engineers development deal at Tambor
Canadian junior gold explorer Radius Gold (RDU-V, RDUFF-O) has signed up engineering firm Kappes, Cassiday & Associates (KCA) to develop the company’s Tambor gold deposit in Guatemala.
Atlas Copco readies new North Bay plant
Atlas Copco’s new exploration drilling and ground engineering manufacturing plant in North Bay, Ont., is expected to be completed by the end of June.
U. S. MARKETS JUNE 10-16
It was a volatile week for U. S. markets as crude oil prices rose to a new record of US$139.89 per barrel. Higher costs for gas and food dominated the headlines, while housing starts slid 3.3% in May …
TORONTO STOCK EXCHANGE JUNE 10-16
The TSX was down slightly during the June 10-16 trading session, declining 16 points, or 0.1%, to 14,944. The oil price again took centre stage. Finance ministers from the G-8 countries gathered in Ja…
TSX VENTURE EXCHANGE JUNE 10-16
The S&P-TSX Venture Composite Index fell slowly but surely over the June 10-16 trading session, accumulating a 31.24-point loss to close at 2,636.07. Average daily treading volumes were also down …
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):
SPOT PRICES (June 23, 2008)
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