Metallica Resources, New Gold and Peak Gold unite in Axis of Equals
Question: What do you get when three junior gold producers jump into bed together? Answer: A globally diversified i…
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
Belvedere hikes reserves at Hitura mine in Finland
When Belvedere Resources (BEL-V) acquired its 100%-owned Hitura nickel mine in Finland six months ago, it had about…
SouthGobi gets green light to start Mongolian coal mine
The government of Mongolia has given the final go-ahead to SouthGobi Energy Resources (SGQ-V) to start mining at …
CANADIAN GOLD MUTUAL FUNDS (March 31, 2008)
Fund name Mar. 24 Mar. 17 Change Change YTD MER* Assets* ($) ($) ($) (%) (%) (%) (M$) AGF Pr Mtl 28.72 31.64 -2.92 -9.2 0.6 2.60 724.7 Altamira Pr…
CNQ TRADING — March 18-24, 2008 (March 31, 2008)
(100s) WEEK 12-MONTH
INTERNATIONAL QUOTES (March 31, 2008)
Australia (A$) March 24 March 17 Change Bendigo Mining 0.31 0.32 -0.01 Centamin Egypt 1.48 1.61 -0.13 Kingsgate Cons. 4.29 4.00 0.29 Lion Selection Ltd 1.57 1.32 0.25 Newcrest Mining…
Mine safety programs paying off, says OMA
Ontario’s mining industry has improved safety drastically over the past decade, according to the Ontario Mining Association (OMA).
U. S. MARKETS MARCH 18-24
Stressed financial markets, tight credit conditions and a deepening housing contraction prompted U. S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson on March 18 to concede on national television that yes, the U. S…
LME WAREHOUSE LEVELS (March 31, 2008)
Metal stocks (in tonnes) held in London Metal Exchange warehouses at opening, March 25, 2008 (change from March 11 in brackets):
Starfield likes Ferguson Lake economics
The Ferguson Lake base metals project, in Nunavut, will likely post an internal rate of return of 27% based on current nickel and copper prices, Starfield Resources (SRU-T, SRFDF-O) says.
2007: A record year for mining mergers
VANCOUVER — Mining industry mergers and acquisitions soared to record levels in 2007, fuelled by a new corporate philosophy of “eat or be eaten,” plus an effort to stay competitive in the growing glo…
Arian confirms gold, copper resource at Tepal (March 31, 2008)
VANCOUVER — A recent resource estimate for Arian Silver’s (AGQ-V, AGQ-L) Tepal porphyry project in Mexico confirms historic estimates and adds more than 1 million contained ounces gold plus considera…