TSX VENTURE EXCHANGE APR. 29-MAY 5
VANCOUVER –The S&P-TSX Venture Composite Index managed a small gain over the April 29 to May 5 trading session, gaining 10.59 points to close at 2493.76. Daily trading volumes also crept up an av…
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
Gold Reserve feels the sting of rejection
Gold Reserve (GRZ-T, GRZ-X) has lost its status as a “company that could” in Venezuela.
Chavez gov’t denies Crystallex key permit at Las Cristinas
VANCOUVER — Crystallex International (KRY-T, KRY-X) had been jumping through every hoop in its path at the Las Cristinas gold project in eastern Venezuela.
Dispute threatens more delays for Petaquilla
VANCOUVER–The Petaquilla project in north-central Panama has long been described as one of the largest undeveloped copper deposits in the world. A dispute between proposed partners Teck Cominco (TCK-…
KRY shareholders left in tears
Another week. . . another Third World government grabbing prized mineral assets from North American mining companies.
Gold Fields’ South African miners killed
The past couple of weeks have been tragic ones for Gold Fields (GFI-N) employees after a series of unrelated accidents claimed 13 lives at two of the company’s South African assets.
Copper drives Teck Cominco’s Q1 earnings
VANCOUVER — A higher Canadian dollar and lower coal and zinc prices trimmed the net earnings of Teck Cominco (TCK. B-T, TCK-N) in the first quarter of 2008, despite improved copper prices and the str…
TSX VENTURE SHORT POSITIONS (May 12, 2008)
Short positions outstanding at Apr. 30/08 (with changes from Apr. 15/08). Largest Short Positions Peak Gold PIK 4256400 -1430500 Copper Creek CPV 2405000 2405000 Westernzagros W…
Credit Suisse: are copper prices set to spike?
Continuing unrest at copper mines in Chile coupled with low global stocks and supply disruptions in other major copper producing countries have prompted Credit Suisse to raise its copper price forecas…
LME WAREHOUSE LEVELS (May 12, 2008)
Metal stocks (in tonnes) held in London Metal Exchange warehouses at opening, May 6, 2008 (change from April 29 in brackets):
Positive scoping study for Wits Gold’s Bloemhoek (May 12, 2008)
South African gold explorer Witwatersrand Consolidated Gold Resources (WGR-T, WGR-J) has wrapped up a scoping study on its Bloemhoek project in the southern Free State goldfield showing that, over the…
SPOT PRICES (May 12, 2008)
COURTESY OF SCOTIABANK Tuesday, May 6, 2008 Precious Metals Price (US$/oz.) Change Gold $878.00 -8.00 Silver $16.70 -0.08 Platinum $1930.00 -25.00 Palladium $426.00 -5.00 Base Metals P…