TSX Venture Exchange August 21-27
Following its recent meltdown, the junior mining-dominated S&P-TSX Venture Composite Index clawed back a bit of ground over the Aug. 21-27 trading session to post a 3.3% gain, up 84.28 points at 2…
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
U.S. Markets August 21-27
A credit crunch stemming from U.S. mortgage losses continued to roil U.S. markets this week and the impact was felt around the world. The European Central Bank, Bank of Japan and Bank of Canada all cl…
Spot Prices (September 03, 2007)
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TSX Rights and Warrants (September 03, 2007)
Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM.WT.U) — Wt buys sh @ US$19 to Nov 14/07.
Canadian Gold Mutual Funds (September 03, 2007)
Fund name Aug. 27($) Aug. 20($) Change($) Change(%) YTD(%) MER*(%) Assets*(M$) AGF Pr Mtl 25.64 24.75 0.89 3.6 -4.2 2.61 615.8 Altamira Pr & Str Mtl 11.22 10.71 0.51 4.8…
Exchange Rates (September 03, 2007)
CANADIAN/U.S. EXCHANGE (Bank of Canada noon rate)
Single Hole Sends Sheffield Higher
Good results from just one drill hole were enough to lift shares of Sheffield Resources (SLD-V, SLDOF-O) by 27% on the market recently.
Sherritt Finances Ambatovy
A US$2.1-billion debt financing deal has just brought Sherritt International (S-T, SHERF-O) one step closer to mining nickel on the Eden-like island of Madagascar in the Indian Ocean.
El Nino Ventures Fast-Tracks DRC Copper Project
Jean Luc Roy knows a thing or two about fast-tracking projects in Africa. The president and chief executive of El Nino Ventures (ELN-V, ELNOF-O) has spent 19 years working in sub-Saharan Africa managi…
Editorial: Credit Crunch Cramps Miners’ Style
Mining companies and investors spent much of the week ended Aug. 25, the 35th trading week of 2007, licking their wounds and laying low after the previous week’s bloodletting on the world markets, whi…
Letter to the Editor: Kudos to Our Tables
Reading The Northern Miner now takes me about one half-hour longer.
North American Stock Exchange Indices (September 03, 2007)
Date Aug. 27 Aug. 24 Aug. 23 Aug. 22 Aug. 21 High Low S&P/TSX-Ven Comp 2632.68 2639.48 2586.60 2588.11 2530.84 3372.00 2291.43 TSX Composite 13487.43 13520.33 13451.11 13463.14 13238.71 14646.82…