Staccato eyeing Eureka gold
Vancouver — Aiming to prove that the best place to look for a new mine is near an old one, Staccato Gold Resources (CAT-V, STCGF-O) set out four years ago to acquire a large land position in Nevada, …
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
Minires du Nord hits high-grade under Tulawaka pit
As Minires du Nord (Northern Mining Explorations) (MDN-T) gets ready to boost production at its Tulawaka open-pit gold mine in Tanzania, drill results for a potential underground mine have verified t…
Aurizon finds new gold zone at Casa Berardi (February 19, 2007)
As its Casa Berardi gold mine in the Abitibi region of northwestern Quebec ramps up to full production, Aurizon Mines (ARZ-T, AZK-X) has discovered a new gold-bearing quartz zone on the property.
Editor’s picks: top stories of the week (February 19, 2007)
No commodity has more questions marks around it right now than uranium, with its very tight supply and continued projections of steep demand increases as the world returns in a big way to nuclear powe…
Goldcorp gets permit for Mexican mine (February 19, 2007)
Vancouver — Goldcorp (G-T, GG-N) has received construction permits ahead of schedule for what is expected to be Mexico’s largest gold mine, once it is running at full speed in 2012.
Corriente delays startup of Ecuador mine
Vancouver — Already facing a suspension order from the Ecuadorian government, Corriente Resources (CTQ-T, ETQ-X) is delaying the startup of its Mirador copper mine in order to minimize the company’s …
Spot Prices Courtesy of Scotiabank Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2007
Precious Metals Price (US$/oz.) Change Gold $664.75 +10.85 Silver $13.79 +0.13 Platinum $1193.00 +13.00 Palladium $337.00 -4.00 Base Metals Price (US$/lb.) Change Nickel $17.55 -0.54 Lead $0.79 +0.06 Copper $2.53…
Adanac Moly gets First Nations boost
Vancouver — Adanac Molybdenum (AUA-V, AUAYF-O) is getting a boost from the British Columbia government and the Tlingit River First (TRT) Nation as it moves to develop its Ruby Creek project in northw…
Daily Metal Prices (February 19, 2007)
BASE METALS (London Metal Exchange — Midday official cash/3-month prices, US$ per tonne)
Producer and Dealer Prices (February 19, 2007)
Antimony : Mid-mkt US$5,360/t.
TSX Rights & Warrants (February 19, 2007)
Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM.WT.U) — Wt buys sh @ US$19 to Nov 14/07.
Revised feasibility study buoys Yukon Zinc
Vancouver — Yukon Zinc (YZC-V, YZCCF-O) has tabled an “optimized feasibility study” that indicates positive economics for its Wolverine polymetallic project in the Finlayson District of southeastern …