Baffinland reports iron ore assay results for Mary River
At 600 km north of the Arctic Circle, Baffinland Iron Mines’s (BIM-T) Mary River iron ore deposits are what preside…
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
El Morro copper-gold project to cost US$2.5 billion
A feasibility study on the El Morro copper-gold project in Mexico put average annual production at 195,000 tonnes o…
Seabridge ups Kerr-Sulphurets-Mitchell resource
In mining — as in life — timing is everything. For proof, look no further than Seabridge Gold (SEA-V, SA-X).
Tenajon pulls strong moly grades from open-pit target
Vancouver — Tenajon Resources’ (TJS-V, TJRUF-O) bet on molybdenum is starting to pay off.
Aussie high-grade buoys Committee Bay (January 21, 2008)
Vancouver — Joint-venture partners Committee Bay Resources (CBR-V, CBYRF-O) and Focus Minerals (FML-A) have cut significant gold intercepts at the Perseverance deposit, in Western Australia’s Coolgar…
Gold-Ore wants to make grade at Bjorkdal
SITE VISIT Skelleftea, Sweden — The Skelleftea belt is best known as a base metal camp, the home of Boliden (BLS-T, BDNNF-O). But like Noranda, Snow Lake, and other massive…
Waiting for Godot – in Mongolia
SITE VISIT Oyu Tolgoi, Mongolia — Trying to figure out if and when Mongolia will approve an investment agreement — and on what terms — is like trying to read…
Producer and Dealer Prices (January 21, 2008)
Antimony : Mid-mkt US$5,540/t.
North American Stock Exchange Indices (January 21, 2008)
Date Jan. 14 Jan. 11 Jan. 10 Jan. 9 Jan. 8 High Low S&P/TSX-Ven Comp 2818.56 2797.76 2778.66 2774.52 2820.21 3372.00 2348.80 TSX Composite 13698.28 13632.57 13642.65 13579.94 13541.75 14646.82…
Callinan finds new mineralized zone
Before heavy snow could put a stop to drilling last year, Callinan Mines (CAA-V, CCNMF-O) discovered a new silver-zinc-lead system at its Coles Creek property near Houston, B.C.
Exchange Rates (January 21, 2008)
CANADIAN/U.S. EXCHANGE (Bank of Canada noon rate)
Editorial: Subprime woes good for gold
The week ended Jan. 12, the second trading week of 2008, was rife with jitters in the global financial system owing to growing losses in the U.S. subprime mortgage market, where rising interest rates …