People (December 11, 2006)
Bayswater Uranium — Gordon Davidson appointed VP of exploration.
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
Toronto Stock Exchange November 28-December 4
The Toronto Stock Exchange enjoyed five good trading days Nov. 28-Dec. 4, touching all-time highs in intra-day trading on three of the five. Unlike the oil-and-gold run earlier in the year, the advanc…
TSX Venture Exchange november 28-December 4
Junior miners and explorers posted another strong week on the back of continued robust precious and base metal prices with the S&P-TSX Venture Composite Index gaining 3.2% or 89.26 points to close…
Producer and Dealer Prices (December 11, 2006)
Antimony : Mid-mkt US$5,450/t.
HudBay budgets $45M on exploration, development
As part of a plan to develop marginal deposits while metal prices are high, HudBay Minerals (HBM-T) will spend $8.5 million on a program of infill drilling, a bulk sample and a feasibility study on th…
Rubicon set to spin off African and Newfoundland assets
It’s been a long time coming, but there is light at the end of the tunnel for Rubicon Minerals (RMX-T, RBY-X), which is in the final steps of splitting into three separate public companies, each holdi…
Barrick’s bid for NovaGold expires
Vancouver — With the clock ticking down on its US$16.00-per-share bid for control of NovaGold Resources (NG-T, NG-X) at presstime, Barrick Gold (ABX-T, ABX-N) appears likely to become nothing more th…
A little rough
Strapped for cash, Tahera Diamond (TAH-T) is counting on a $30-million private placement from Teck Cominco (TCK.B-T, TCK-N) to help stem the tide while it attempts to right the underperforming Jericho…
Editorial: Mining and CSR, Part II
In Part I last week, we began our look at how three high-profile accidents at Canadian-operated mines in the mid-1990s provoked fundamental changes in the Canadian mining industry, and focused on a sp…
No substitute for common sense
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Suppliers News (December 11, 2006)
European auto emissions catalyst for Inco joint venture
Daily Metal Prices (December 11, 2006)
BASE METALS (London Metal Exchange — Midday official cash/3-month prices, US$ per tonne)