Pelangio ready to ramp up in Ghana
With its reputation already established via its stake in the Detour Lake gold project in northern Ontario, Pelangio…
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
Kinbauri drilling returns 19.6 grams gold over 26.7 metres
The latest assays from Kinbauri Gold’s (KNB-V) infill drill program at the El Valle mine in Spain show high-grade m…
More silver in Bolivia for South American Silver
More results from South American Silver’s (SAC-T) Malku Khota project in Bolivia helped strengthen the company’s sh…
Higher input costs will start to squeeze margins, Citigroup says
Despite rising costs, mining companies will still be able to deliver “sustainably higher” earnings before tax and d…
The commodity supercycle: myth or reality? Part 9
Eric Sprott is firmly in the bullish camp. Sprott is CEO of Sprott Inc. (SII-T), chairman of Sprott Resource Corp. …
U. S. MARKETS MAY 6-12
U. S. stock indexes were mixed during the May 6-12 trading session. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 93 points, or 0.7%, to 12,876. The Standard and Poor’s 500 Index declined 4 points, or 0.2%, t…
TSX VENTURE EXCHANGE MAY 6-12
For the first time since February, the S&PTSX Venture Composite Index posted gains for five consecutive days over the May 6-12 trading session. The gains combined to boost the index 82.35 points o…
LME WAREHOUSE LEVELS (May 19, 2008)
Metal stocks (in tonnes) held in London Metal Exchange warehouses at opening, May 13, 2008 (change from May 6 in brackets): Aluminium Alloy 36840 (+420) Aluminium 1033800 (-2525) Copper 1217…
SPOT PRICES (May 19, 2008)
COURTESY OF SCOTIABANK Tuesday, May 13, 2008 Precious Metals Price (US$/oz.) Change Gold $877.00 -1.00 Silver $17.08 +0.38 Platinum $2073.00 +143.00 Palladium $439.00 +13.00 Base Metal…
Western Bushveld has more to give to Platinum Group
Platinum Group Metals (PTM-T, PLG-X) picked a good time to release its first resource for one of the projects on its joint-ventured Western Bushveld property in South Africa.
Chinese, DRC gov’ts forge ‘vast Marshall Plan’
A “sign of the times” development highlighted the week in mining ended May 10, the 19th trading week of 2008.
Ignore equipment firms at your peril
Since the last commodity boom 20 years ago, underinvestment in mining equipment in countries such as the United States, Australia and other mature markets is benefiting companies like Joy Global (JOYG…