Aquiline acquiring Absolut (October 22, 2007)
Vancouver — Aquiline Resources (AQI-T, AQLNF-O) plans to take over Absolut Resources (ABS-V, ABSKF-O) in a transaction that will create a gold division for the company.
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
AFN’s Fontaine looks to past to see future
New Horizons
Exchange Rates (October 22, 2007)
CANADIAN/U.S. EXCHANGE (Bank of Canada noon rate)
Uranium industry finds downside to the boom
The commodity boom is stretching mining resources to the limit across all sectors in the industry, but nowhere are shortages of manpower and equipment more pronounced than in the field of uranium expl…
Cameco investment sees Western Uranium on course
SITE VISIT Orovada, Nev. — Uranium giant Cameco (CCO-T, CCJ-N) must like what it sees in Western Uranium (WUC-V, WURNF-O), and its flagship Kings Valley property. The major recently invested…
Otish basin seeing increased activity
Uranium exploration activity is at a 25-year high in the Otish sandstone basin of north-central Quebec. While that would probably still be true if one prospector was carrying a scintillometer, the dis…
Mantle hits zinc in Akie stepout
Vancouver — Stepout drilling by Mantle Resources (MTS-V, MTSZF-O) on its Akie zinc project, in northeastern B.C., hints at the expansion potential of the Main Cardiac Creek zone.
Daily Metal Prices (October 22, 2007)
BASE METALS (London Metal Exchange — Midday official cash/3-month prices, US$ per tonne)
Producer and Dealer Prices (October 22, 2007)
Antimony : Mid-mkt US$5,530/t.
TSX Short Positions (October 22, 2007)
Short positions outstanding at Sept. 30/07 (with changes from Sept. 15/07).
TSX Venture Short Positions (October 22, 2007)
Short positions outstanding at Sept. 30/07 (with changes from Sept. 15/07).
North American Stock Exchange Indices (October 22, 2007)
Date Oct. 15 Oct. 12 Oct. 11 Oct. 10 Oct. 9 High Low S&P/TSX-Ven Comp 3014.41 2961.90 2918.97 2899.24 2872.20 3372.00 2342.85 TSX Composite 14231.28 14295.86 14229.44 14276.19 14262.19 14646.82…