Khan Resources bids for Western Prospector
Khan Resources (KRI-T) is making an unsolicited bid for Western Prospector Group (WNP-V) to consolidate its positio…
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
The commodity supercycle: myth or reality? Part 4
Stephen Leeb is chief investment officer of Leeb Capital Management in New York City and co-author of the books “Th…
CANADIAN GOLD MUTUAL FUNDS (May 12, 2008)
Fund name May 5 Apr. 28 Change Change YTD MER* Assets* ($) ($) ($) (%) (%) (%) (M$) AGF Pr Mtl 27.33 27.30 0.03 0.1 -4.3 2.60 724.7 Altamira Pr & Str Mtl 11.64 11.60 0.04 …
High-grade gold at Rubicon’s Phoenix
The Phoenix gold project’s new F2 zone in Ontario’s Red Lake camp is yielding more high-grade gold intercepts for Rubicon Minerals ( RMX-T, RBY-X)
Aurizon teams with Radisson to study O’Brien revival
Aurizon Mines (ARZ-T, AZK-X) is considering a joint venture with Radisson Mining Resources (RDS-V) for the O’Brien-Kewagama property, home to the past-producing high-grade O’Brien gold mine, in the Ab…
Murgor boasts strong grades at Hudvam
Strong gold grades drove Murgor Resources (MGR-V, MGRRF-O) shares 48% higher on April 22 after the company released results from its Hudvam copper-gold-zinc-silver deposit in Flin Flon, Man.
WSJ ad calls on U. S. to cut off aid to Mongolia
The Center for Individual Freedom has published a full-page ad in The Wall Street Journal demanding that U. S. President George Bush and Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice tell Mongolia that it has to…
Banro reports strong intersects at Namoya gold project (May 12, 2008)
Highlights from pre-feasibility drilling at Banro’s (BAA-T, BAA-X) Namoya project in the Democratic Republic of the Congo include 18.6 metres grading 20.15 grams gold per tonne and 7.3 metres grading …
Lihir Gold and Equigold merger will create global gold major
A diversified portfolio of producing mines, low cash costs and a growth pipeline are the upshot of a merger between Lihir Gold (LGG-T, LIHR-Q) and Equigold (EQI-A), the companies say.
Acadian to spin off gold assets
Halifax-based Acadian Mining (ADA-T, ADAIF-O) is spinning off its gold assets into a new public company to create value for its shareholders, the company says.
High costs leach revenues at Endeavour Silver (May 12, 2008)
Endeavour Silver (EDR-T, EXK-X) posted record production and revenue last year, but escalating cash costs and a US$1.3-million write down from soured investments in asset-backed commercial paper, ate …
NORTH AMERICAN STOCK EXCHANGE INDICES (May 12, 2008)
52-week Date May 5 May 2 May 1 April 30 April 29 High Low S&P/TSX-Ven Comp 2493.76 2495.51 2463.91 2455.06 2432.89 3372.00 2340.21 TSX Composite 14274.34 14280.28 14065.81 13…