Ashton board agrees to new merger plan
A proposal from Stornoway Diamond (SWY-T, SWYDF-O) to merge Ashton Mining of Canada (ACA-T, AMCFF-O) into one of it…
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
TSX goes global with gold index (December 18, 2006)
To suit its beefed-up list that now includes non-Canadian gold companies, the Standard & Poor/Toronto Stock Exchang…
Denison eyeing further expansion with OmegaCorp bid
Vancouver — Denison Mines (DML-T, DNMIF-O), a company with deep roots in the Canadian uranium mining sector, is set to take on an entirely new profile after launching a $154-million offer for Austral…
Lundin the real winner in decision to develop Tenke Fungurume
Commentary Chalk it up as another win for Lukas Lundin and his stable of mining companies. By committing to kickstart the massive Tenke Fungurume copper-cobalt deposit, Phelps Dodge (PD-N) has…
Editorial: Mining and CSR, Part III
In Parts I and II, we saw how three high-profile accidents at Canadian-operated mines in the mid-1990s triggered industry introspection on an unprecedented scale. This week, we conclude with today’s c…
More massive sulphides at Niblack
Vancouver — Stepout drilling by Niblack Mining (NIB-V, NBLKF-O) has delivered further massive sulphide intercepts from the Lookout zone at its Niblack project on Prince of Wales Island in southeaster…
Canadian Gold Mutual Funds (December 18, 2006)
Fund name Dec 10($) Dec 4($) Change($) Change(%) YTD(%) MER*(%) Assets*(M$) AGF Pr Mtl 26.17 26.89 -0.72 -2.7 60.4 2.68 504 Altamira Pr & Str Mtl 12.74 13.04 -0.30 -2.3…
Baja assessment approved (December 18, 2006)
The Mexican Secretariat of Environment and Natural Resources has approved an environmental impact assessment for the Boleo copper project in the state of Baja California Sur, which will allow owner Ba…
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Murray Pezim award given to Adolf Lundin
The Association for Mineral Exploration BC (AME BC) recently announced that its Murray Pezim Award for perseverance and success in financing mineral exploration will be given posthumously to Adolf Lun…
Toronto Stock Exchange December 5-11
The TSX was up 29.51 points to 12,878.18 over the Dec. 5-11 trading session, with the financial sector, aided by the Bank of Canada’s decision to leave its benchmark interest rate unchanged at 4.25%, …
CNQ Trading (December 18, 2006)
Dec. 5-11, 2006