Egypt wants role on global mining stage
While the recent trend in some developing countries has been to decry foreign direct investment and increase state control over mineral assets, Egypt seems to be moving in the opposite direction.
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
Centerra weathers stormy 2006
As its fourth-quarter results laid bare, 2006 was not a banner year for Centerra Gold (CG-T, CAGDF-O).
Toronto Stock Exchange February 6-12
The TSX Composite Index couldn’t maintain the all-time high it set last period, falling 126.1 points to 13,166.69 over the Feb. 6-12 trading period.
TSX Venture Exchange February 6-12
As market attention continues to focus on merger activity in the global uranium sector, the S&P-TSX Venture Composite Index rose 29.59 points to 3,004.39 over the Feb. 6-12 trading session. Averag…
Producer and Dealer Prices (February 19, 2007)
Antimony : Mid-mkt US$5,360/t.
LME Warehouse Levels (February 19, 2007)
Metal stocks (in tonnes) held in London Metal Exchange warehouses at opening, Feb. 12, 2006 (change from Feb. 5 in brackets):
TSX Rights & Warrants (February 19, 2007)
Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM.WT.U) — Wt buys sh @ US$19 to Nov 14/07.
North American Stock Exchange Indices (February 19, 2007)
Date Feb. 12 Feb. 9 Feb. 8 Feb. 7 Feb. 6 High Low S&P/TSX-Ven Comp 3004.39 2997.73 2976.69 2985.41 2990.62 3309.90 2291.43 TSX Composite 13040.54 13083.95 13184.30 13142.25 13183.33 13237.74…
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 …
SXR moves to acquire UrAsia (February 19, 2007)
SXR Uranium One (SXR-T, SXR-J) has offered to take over UrAsia Energy (UUU-V, UUU-L) to create a $5-billion uranium company that would have early production from Australia and South Africa, and advanc…
Tough year for De Beers
Diamond producers were faced with a challenging rough market in 2006, however, demand at the retail consumer level remained solid across the world, with an estimated growth of somewhere between 4% and…
Jubilee expands resource Down Under
A new resource figure for the Sinclair nickel deposit near Leonora, Western Australia, is significantly higher than the previous one.