Mirabela releases smelter scoping study on Santa Rita
It would cost Mirabela Nickel (MNB-T, MBN-A) about US$254 million to build a nickel sulphide smelter for its Santa …
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
Independent Nickel changes Lynn Lake drill focus
Independent Nickel (INI-T) has intersected higher than expected nickel grades within its existing resource model at…
Gold Canyon boosts Cordero gallium resource (February 11, 2008)
Vancouver – An updated resource estimate on Gold Canyon Resources’ (GCU-V, GDCRF-O) Cordero gallium project, locate…
Alberta Star upbeat on Contact Lake (February 11, 2008)
Grab samples from its Contact Lake property on the south side of Echo Bay in the Northwest Territories appear to le…
Int’l Minerals goes back to drawing board for Gaby gold plant
A prefeasibility study for International Minerals’ (IMZ-T) Gaby open pit gold project in Ecuador recommends that th…
Maximus confirms gold and silver-rich zone at Hope Bay
Results from its 2007 drilling program in the Hope Bay gold belt of Nunavut have yielded significant gold and silver values for Maximus Ventures (MXV-V, MXVEF-O).
Goldrush follows the artisanal miners in Burkina Faso
At a recent Richmond Club luncheon at the tony National Club, in Toronto, Don Willoughby of Goldrush Resources (GOD-V, GDRRF-O) generated some laughs when he kicked off his presentation with reference…
LME Warehouse Levels (February 11, 2008)
Metal stocks (in tonnes) held in London Metal Exchange warehouses at opening, Feb 5, 2008 (change from Jan. 19 in brackets):
Spot Prices Courtesy of Scotiabank (February 11, 2008)
Tuesday, February 5, 2008 Precious Metals Price ( US$/ oz.) Change Gold $ 889.75 – 37.75 Silver $ 16.51 – 0.24 Platinum $ 1766.00 + 50.00 Palladium $ 415.00 + 31.00 Bas…
Goldcorp sells Silver Wheaton stake for $1.57B (February 11, 2008)
Goldcorp (G-T, GG-N), one of the world’s biggest gold miners, has found buyers for its entire 48% stake in the unique pure silver play, Silver Wheaton (SLW-T, SLW-N), leaving the company with a windfa…
Daily Metal Prices (February 11, 2008)
Date Feb. 4 Feb. 1 Jan. 31 Jan. 30 Jan. 29 BASE METALS ( London Metal Exchange — Midday official cash/ 3- month prices, US$ per tonne) Al Alloy 2405/ 2430 2401/ 2450 2425/ 2450 23…
Barrick signs tire deal with Yokohama
Gold giant Barrick Gold (ABX-T, ABX-N), has signed a 10-year agreement with Japanese tire company Yokohama Rubber.