Ecstall backs sweeter offer for Mantle
Vancouver — Ecstall Mining (EAM-V, ESMGF-O) is urging its shareholders to back a $22-million takeover bid from Mantle Resources (MTS-V, MTSZF-O), a move that should kickstart drilling on the Akie lea…
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
Diamond haul for Hudson
Vancouver — Initial processing of a portion of Hudson Resources’ (HUD-V, HUDRF-O) 50-tonne mini-bulk sample from its Garnet Lake kimberlite dyke, in western Greenland, has returned 350 diamonds inclu…
Survey reveals lack of safety programs
New Horizons
‘Not a one-hole wonder’
Alexis Minerals’ (AMC-V, AXSMF-O) latest drill results at its Lac Herbin property in Val d’Or, Que., have injected some gold fever into both management and shareholders.
Mano River toughs it out in Liberia
Mano River Resources (MNO-V, MNRVF-O) president Tom Elder describes the journey of bringing Liberia’s first significant gold mine into production as one of faith and persistence.
Claude sells Seabee royalty (February 05, 2007)
In return for $39.2 million in cash, Saskatoon, Sask.-based Claude Resources (CRJ-T, CGR-X) has struck a deal to sell a 10-year royalty on its operating Seabee gold mine in Saskatchewan to privately h…
BC eyeing $9.5B in mine development spending
Vancouver — British Columbia kicked off the most important conference on its mining calendar by predicting that the province will draw $9.5 billion in mine development spending in the next four years…
U.S. Markets January 23-29
Even though Jan. 25 produced a record high for the Dow Jones Industrial Average, stock markets in the United States were directionless during the trading period Jan. 23-29. The Dow finished at 12,490….
Producer and Dealer Prices (February 05, 2007)
Antimony : Mid-mkt US$5,360/t.
Jerooy in new hands (February 05, 2007)
The Kyrgyz government has issued a licence for development of the Jerooy gold deposit to a joint venture of state mining agency Kyrgyzaltyn and Austrian-domiciled company Global Gold Holding, further …
People (February 05, 2007)
Amerix Precious Metals — Keith Laskowski appointed president and CEO.
Toronto Stock Exchange January 23-29
Strong contributions from the energy and materials sectors led the TSX Composite Index up 240.19 points to 12,945.96 over the Jan. 23-29 trading period.