Editorial: Nickel Zooms to All-Time High
The trading week ended March 16, the eleventh of the year, was highlighted by record nickel prices, which have jumped six-fold in the past five years in response to nagging supply constraints and surg…
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
Bravo Tables Homestake Ridge Resource
Vancouver — Bravo Venture Group (BVG-V, BVGIF-O) delivered shareholders a treat recently — an initial resource estimate for its Homestake Ridge gold-silver project located 30 km southeast of Stewart…
TSX Venture Exchange March 13-19
Tracking Global Market Swings, the March 13-19 Trading Session Marked Another Choppy Week for the Junior Mining-Dominated S&p-Tsx Venture Composite Index, Which Shed 59.34 Points to Close at 3,075…
U.S. Markets March 13-19
Stock markets in the United States were mainly treading water during the period March 13-19, in advance of a new policy statement from the Federal Reserve Bank. The Standard & Poor’s 500 Index was…
Producer and Dealer Prices (March 26, 2007)
Antimony: Mid-mkt US$5,410/t.
Uganda ready for the ‘Big Boys’
After watching mining companies flock to its neighbours Tanzania and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the government of Uganda is finally doing something to promote the country’s mineral potentia…
La Quinta Wins in Congo Court
La Quinta Resources (LAQ-V) made big market gains recently after a court ruling in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) that the company says paves the way for it to begin exploring on disputed …
Expensive Cigar to Be Lit Up in 2010
The Cigar Lake uranium project will go over $1 billion thanks to delays and changes to the project design, but remains economic, says operator Cameco (CCO-T, CCJ-N).
Coeur’s Kensington Kiboshed
Vancouver — Coeur d’Alene Mines (CDM-T, CDE-N) has been hit with an appeals court ruling that effectively revokes permitting for the use of a lake as a tailings facility at its Kensington gold mine, …
LionOre makes $1B in 2006
Year-end results from LionOre Mining International (LIM-T, LOR-L, LIM-A) show revenue of US$968 million, more than double that of 2005.
Campbell Emerges From Credit Protection, Seeks Turnaround
Campbell Resources (CCH-T, CBLRF-O) didn’t make much money or have much fun in 2006, but expects that to change this year following its refinancing.
International Quotes (March 26, 2007)
Australia (A$) Mar 19 Mar 12 Change Bendigo Mining 0.31 0.28 0.03 Centamin Egypt 1.02 0.98 0.04 Croesus Mining 0.28 0.28 0.00 Emperor Mines 0.09 0.09 0.00 Kingsgate Cons. 4.65…