Exeter project on hold as Mendoza bans chemicals
Vancouver — By passing legislation banning the use of chemicals typically used by miners to extract gold and other metals, the government of the Argentinean province of Mendoza has thrown a wrench in…
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
First-blush numbers good for Largo
A preliminary economic study on the Maracas vanadium project in western Bahia state, Brazil, shows favourable economics at low vanadium prices, and operator Largo Resources (LGO-V, LGORF-O) will now b…
Daily Metal Prices (July 02, 2007)
BASE METALS (London Metal Exchange — Midday official cash/3-month prices, US$ per tonne)
Red Dragon seeking Chinese zinc projects
As it plays the waiting game for permits at its Boaming zinc project in southwestern China’s Yunnan province, Red Dragon Resources (DRA-V, RDDRF-O) is making plans to expand its zinc portfolio by opti…
Producer and Dealer Prices (July 02, 2007)
Antimony : Mid-mkt US$5,300/t.
Brazauro up on wide gold intercept (July 02, 2007)
Vancouver — Brazauro Resources (BZO-V, BZOFF-O) is flush with Brazilian gold after drill results confirmed continuous high-grade mineralization within the main deposit at its Tocantinzinho project, i…
Southwestern’s travails at Boka
Vancouver — The day after Southwestern Resources (SWG-T, SWGGF-O) announced a 6-month delay for the Boka gold project prefeasibility study in mid-June, the company’s co-founder, president and CEO Joh…
Market punishes Randsburg after cease-trade lifted
It’s been a rough ride for Randsburg International Gold (RGZ-V, RBGDF-O) over the last 10 months.
Cancor looks to start Algerian mining boom
The fervor in the voice of Cancor Mines (KCR-T, CAOMF-O) president Kamil Khobzi is hard to miss when he talks about exploring in Algeria.
Denison stokes merger flames
Denison Mines (DML-T, DNN-X) is taking another stab at Perth, Australia-based OmegaCorp (OMGCF-O, OMC-A) in an attempt at diversifying into Africa.
Giustra gives US$100M to charity
Vancouver — Vancouver entrepreneur Frank Giustra has spent three decades in the mining and finance sectors. He’s raised multiple millions of dollars for up and coming companies, and certainly earned …
TSX Short Positions (July 02, 2007)
Short positions outstanding at June 15/07 (with changes from May 30/07).