Galore Creek mothballed
Vancouver – Just six months after NovaGold Resources (NG-T, NG-X) brought on Teck Cominco (TCK.B-T, TCK-N) as a par…
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
Copper-hungry Sherwood taking over Western Keltic (November 26, 2007)
Vancouver – Fresh off the success of its newly opened and already growing Minto mine, Sherwood Copper (SWC-V) has l…
Rio plans to spend as suitors circle
Rio Tinto (RTP-N, RIO-L) plans to get stronger and thwart BHP Billitons (BHP-N, BLT-L) hostile takeover the old-fa…
Iron ore prices likely to rise further with robust China demand
China’s insatiable appetite for iron ore has been a major factor behind the recent enormous price increases and pro…
Demand for resources is driving Chinese mining companies overseas
As the worlds largest consumer of mineral raw materials, its no surprise that Chinas mining companies are follow…
Lead surprise for Zincore (November 26, 2007)
Zincore Metals (ZNC-T) has found a little more lead than expected in its Yanque zinc oxide deposit in southern Peru…
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New Horizons
Second student workshop in the works
The second 2-week Student-Industry Mineral Exploration Workshop will take place in the City of Greater Sudbury and the surrounding region, in Ontario, from May 3 to 17, 2008.
U.S. Markets November 13-19
The losses from the previous period in the United States equity markets spilled over to the Nov. 13-19 trading session.
LME Warehouse Levels (November 26, 2007)
Metal stocks (in tonnes) held in London Metal Exchange warehouses at opening, Nov. 19, 2007 (change from Nov. 12 in brackets):
Producer and Dealer Prices (November 26, 2007)
Antimony : Mid-mkt US$5,590/t.
Exchange Rates (November 26, 2007)
CANADIAN/U.S. EXCHANGE (Bank of Canada noon rate)