Trigon shifts to uranium
Vancouver — Shareholders of the newly renamed Trigon Uranium (TEL-V, TELWF-O) have to be happy with its diversification from diamonds into uranium earlier this year, especially in light of surging pr…
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
Another anti-diamond film set to air
New Horizons
Diamonds North and Majescor identify targets on Banks Island
Highly compelling kimberlite indicator mineral chemistry and a newly completed airborne geophysical survey over a portion of the Banks Island diamond project in Canada’s high Arctic has provided Diamo…
Aberdeen finds royalty niche in high-risk countries (January 22, 2007)
While Aberdeen International (AAB-V, AABVF-O) has scored only one gold royalty project since changing directions more than a year ago, the company’s president still believes there’s a niche to be fill…
Rio Tinto rethinks Sweetwater sale
Vancouver — A hot uranium market has prompted Rio Tinto (RTP-N, RIO-L) to pull the proposed sale of its Sweetwater assets in Wyoming to sxr Uranium One (SXR-T, SXRFF-O) and contemplate developing the…
Editorial: Is that it for copper? (January 22, 2007)
Copper mining executives and investors who thought they might settle gently back into work after the holidays got a nasty jolt in the first half of January, as spot copper prices dropped US45, or 15….
People (January 22, 2007)
Alcan — Michel Jacques appointed president and CEO of subsidiary Alcan Primary Metal Group; Christel Bories appointed president and CEO of subsidiary Alcan Engineered Products; Ilene Gordon appointed…
Spot Prices Courtesy of Scotiabank Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2006
Precious Metals Price (US$/oz.) Change Gold $625.60 +13.60 Silver $12.84 +0.48 Platinum $1140.00 +16.00 Palladium $331.00 -3.00 Base Metals Price (US$/lb.) Change Nickel $16.03 +1.11 Lead $0.75 +0.03 Copper $2.56…
Producer and Dealer Prices (January 22, 2007)
Antimony : Mid-mkt US$5,375/t.
TSX Venture Rights & Warrants (January 22, 2007)
Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM.WT.U) — Wt buys sh @ US$19 to Nov 14/07.
Avalon sends calcium feldspar sample to glass manufacturer (January 22, 2007)
Avalon Ventures (AVL-V, AVVTF-O) is hopeful that an agreement to deliver a 500-tonne bulk sample of calcium feldspar to a major North American glass manufacturer will lead to a long-term supply contra…
Arrow options properties in Atikokan
Canadian Arrow Mines (CRO-V) has signed options agreements to acquire four nickel-copper properties in northwestern Ontario’s Atikokan area.