Jerooy in new hands (January 15, 2007)
The Kyrgyz government has issued a licence for development of the Jerooy gold deposit to a joint venture of state m…
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
UPDATE: Norilsk CEO freed from French jail
Norilsk Nickel (NILSY-O, MNOD-L) CEO Mikhail Prokhorov was released by French police on Jan. 12 after being held in…
Alexandria drills Cadillac Break in Val d’Or
Alexandria Minerals (AZX-V) has resumed a 15,000-metre drilling program in Val d’Or, Que., which it started just be…
Laramide Buys New Mexico Uranium Royalty Portfolio
Vancouver — Laramide Resources (LAM-T, LMRXF-O) has acquired a royalty package on a number of uranium projects located in the Grant’s mineral district of New Mexico.
Daily Metal Prices (January 15, 2007)
Date Jan. 8 Jan. 5 Jan. 4 Jan. 3 Jan. 2 BASE METALS (London Metal Exchange — Midday official cash/3-month prices, US$ per tonne) Al Alloy 2220/2250 2250/2300 2250/2285 2212/2275…
Diavik Exceeds Expectations
Despite the challenges created by the premature closure of the winter road in early 2006, the Diavik diamond mine in the Northwest Territories successfully kept operations and construction on track du…
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.
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…
Wayside Gets US$10M to Take Cariboo Gold Projects to the Next Level
Vancouver — After an almost 3-week trading halt, International Wayside Gold Mines (WGM-V, IWGMF-O) has announced the arrangement of a US$10-million loan facility from a private European-based investm…
Sherwood Making Time on Minto
Vancouver — Sherwood Copper (SWC-V, SWOPF-O) reports construction at its Minto copper-gold mine in the central Yukon is about 50% complete.
TSX Venture Exchange January 2 – 8
The junior mining-dominated TSX Venture Composite Index rang in the new year with a bit of a hangover, shedding the previous week’s gains to close down 5.2%, or 155.43 points, at 2,831.65 for the Jan….
CNQ Trading – Jan. 2-8, 2007
STOCK TICKER VOLUME(100s) HIGH LOW LAST CHANGE HIGH LOW Bannockburn Res BKNN 28 0.75 0.75 0.75 +0.03 0.75 0.25 Bison Gold Exp BGEI 30 0.40 0.40 0.40 0.00 1.00 0.25…