Asia Now Drills Habo Copper-Gold Project
With the close of southern China’s rainy season, Asia Now Resources (NOW-V) has begun a scout drilling program at its Habo copper-gold project in Yunnan province.
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
Editorial: Ortega’s Second Chance to Get It Right
On the eve of Daniel Ortega Saavedra’s inauguration as Nicaragua’s new president on Jan. 10, it’s still not entirely clear whether the ex-Marxist guerilla’s return to power is an endorsement or a repu…
What the World Thinks of BC
The Fraser Institute’s Annual Survey of Mining Companies is designed to assess how mineral endowments and public policy factors such as taxation and regulation affect exploration investment. The 2005 …
LME Warehouse Levels (January 15, 2007)
Metal stocks (in tonnes) held in London Metal Exchange warehouses at opening, Jan. 8, 2006 (change from Dec. 29 in brackets):
Adanac Moly Making Strides at Ruby Creek
Vancouver — Adanac Molybdenum (AUA-V, AUAYF-O) is gearing up for a mid-year construction start at its Ruby Creek project near Atlin in northwestern British Columbia.
Pacifica Finding More Mineralization at Howards Pass
Large base metal deposits discovered in northern Canada during the 1970s all faced the same obstacles to development: first, the costs of building mines and mills in areas with few or no roads, and se…
Imperial-Taseko Battle for bcmetals Heats Up
Vancouver — Imperial Metals (III-T, IPMLF-O) recently agreed on terms of its planned takeover of bcMetals (C-V, BMTLF-O) with the junior, only to see a revised competing offer come forward from Tasek…
Ecstall Rejects Mantle Bid
Vancouver — Ecstall Mining (EAM-V, ESMGF-O) is telling its shareholders to reject a takeover bid by Mantle Resources (MTS-V, MTSZF-O) that aims to consolidate Mantle’s ownership in a northeastern Bri…
Toronto Stock Exchange January 2 – 8
While 2006 was a banner year for the TSX Composite Index, gaining 17%, the index marked the year’s end in a most unceremonious way, falling nearly 3% to 12,553.09 to kick off the new year.
TSX Venture Short Positions (January 15, 2007)
Short positions outstanding at Dec. 31, 2006 (with changes from Dec. 15).
Cusac Chairman Has the Power of Persuasion
Vancouver — In an era when the term “promoter” has largely gone out of style, Guilford Brett still attributes his success in exploration to an ability to convince investors that investing in mining s…
North American Stock Exchange Indices (January 15, 2007)
Date Jan. 8 Jan. 5 Jan. 4 Jan. 3 Jan. 2 High Low S&P/TSX-Ven Comp 2831.65 2822.23 2843.50 2916.34 3007.74 3309.90 2291.43 TSX Composite 12553.09 12477.97 12553.60 12701.44 12923.66 13042.77…