Freeport may lose chunk of Grasberg
Freeport McMoRan Copper & Gold (FCX-N) may have to sell a 9.36% of its massive Grasberg project in Indonesia to loc…
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
Claude sells Seabee royalty (December 27, 2006)
In return for $39.2 million in cash, Saskatoon-based Claude Resources (CRJ-T, CGR-X) has struck a deal to sell a 10…
African Metals options large DRC land package
Vancouver – African Metals (AFR-V, AFMCF-O) has inked an option deal on a large land position in the Katanga copper…
Nautilus lines up US$160-million in financings and AIM listing
Vancouver – Following a number of recent major financings, Nautilus Minerals (NUS-V, NUSMF-O) looks to further buil…
Daily Metal Prices (December 25, 2006)
BASE METALS (London Metal Exchange — Midday official cash/3-month prices, US$ per tonne)
Producer and Dealer Prices (December 25, 2006)
Antimony : Mid-m Antimony : Mid-mkt US$5,375/t.
Galantas eyes allure of certified Irish gold (December 25, 2006)
Vancouver — Hoping to draw on the allure of certified Irish gold, the Canadian operator of Northern Ireland’s first modern-day gold mine plans to earn a premium on prevailing market prices by brandin…
Exall shareholders approve spinoff (December 25, 2006)
Shareholders of Exall Resources (EXL-T, EXALF-O) have approved a reorganization plan that will see current shareholders receive a dividend of shares in a new company, Exall Energy, that will hold Exal…
Aurizon pours gold at Casa Berardi
Aurizon Mines (ARZ-T, AZK-X) has poured two gold dor bars from its Casa Berardi mine in the Abitibi region of Quebec.
Canadian Gold Mutual Funds (December 25, 2006)
Fund name Dec 18($) Dec 10($) Change($) Change(%) YTD(%) MER*(%) Assets*(M$) AGF Pr Mtl 25.83 26.17 -0.34 -1.3 58.3 2.68 504 Altamira Pr & Str Mtl 12.62 12.74 -0.12 -0.9…
Junior goes it alone in South Korea
Why Vancouver’s Oriental Minerals (OTL-V, OMNLF-O) is the only foreign mining company in South Korea right now is anyone’s guess, but director and co-chair Damien Reynolds says he’s not looking for th…
‘Culture de coeur’ sets Agnico-Eagle apart
SITE VISIT Val d’Or, Que. — “The gold, it doesn’t rot, it doesn’t eat; it just sits there and waits.” This nugget of wisdom from the late Paul Penna, founder…