Obituaries (December 24, 2007)
Alfred Powis
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
CNQ Trading — Dec 11-17, 2007 (December 24, 2007)
STOCK TICKER VOLUME(100s) HIGH LOW LAST CHANGE HIGH LOW Avanti Mining AVMI 275 0.53 0.50 0.53 +0.01 0.80 0.40 Bison Gold Exp BGEI 17 0.15 0.15 0.15 0.00 0.50 0.10…
Canadian Gold Mutual Funds (December 24, 2007)
Fund name Dec. 17($) Dec. 10($) Change($) Change(%) YTD(%) MER*(%) Assets*(M$) AGF Pr Mtl 26.44 29.00 -2.56 -8.8 -1.2 2.61 644 Altamira Pr & Str Mtl 11.64 12.85 -1.21 -9.4…
Report examines Chinese- dominated rare earth industry
A new study issued by London-based information service Roskill, looks at China’s powerful position as the dominant global supplier of rare earth metals and yttrium.
Gold World sues former partners, starts anew in China (December 24, 2007)
Gold World Resources (GDW-V) is picking up the pieces of its China strategy and has signed a new joint-venture contract on a silver-gold property in Hebei province.
International Quotes (December 24, 2007)
Australia (A$) Dec 17 Dec 10 Change Bendigo Mining 0.32 0.34 -0.02 Centamin Egypt 1.28 1.35 -0.07 Emperor Mines 0.07 0.07 0.00 Kingsgate Cons. 4.30 4.48 -0.18 Lion Selection Ltd…
Exchange Rates (December 24, 2007)
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Dividends (December 24, 2007)
Company Div.($) Pay Date Record Date Goldcorp 0.015 Dec 28 Dec 21 Newmont Mining 0.10* Dec 28 Dec 7 Hecla Mining 0.875* Jan 1 Dec 14 Iamgold 0.06* Jan 11…
Silvercorp to build new mill at Ying
After a spending spree this year during which Silvercorp Metals (SVM-T, SVMFF-O) acquired three new properties within 15 km of its Ying silver camp, the company has started to build a 2,000-tonne-per-…
Mine life, costs grow at Hard Creek’s Turnagain
Vancouver — An updated preliminary assessment for Hard Creek Nickel’s (HNC-V, HNCKF-O) Turnagain nickel deposit in northern British Columbia points to the economic potential of an open-pit operation …
Lihir Gold restoring operations at Ballarat mine (December 24, 2007)
Vancouver — Following a recent rock fall at its Ballarat mine in Australia’s Victoria state, Lihir Gold (LGG-T, LIHR-Q, LGL-A) is moving to re-establish underground development operations.
TSX Venture Exchange Dec. 11-17
Gold slipping below US$800 per oz., coupled with year-end tax loss selling, prompted a 143.32-point drop in the S&P-TSX Venture Composite Index over the Dec. 11-17 trading session. The index close…