Forest fires smoke out Stillwater
Production was suspended for a total of nine days at the southwestern Montana palladium-platinum mines of Stillwater Mining (SWC-N) after smoke from two large forest fires closed roads and forced loca…
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
Adolf Henrick Lundin
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Quadra trumped in bid for Equatorial
Losses related to a hedging program and operating challenges at the Robinson copper-gold mine near Ely, Nev., pushed Quadra Mining (QUA-T, QADMF-O) into the red during the latest quarter ended June 30…
Toronto Stock Exchange September 26 – October 2
The Toronto market rode higher during the reporting period Sept. 26-Oct. 2, as the resource stocks rallied from the carnage of the previous week. While the TSX composite index rose 1.8% to 11,787.39 p…
Newmont readies market for shortfalls
Vancouver — The world’s second-largest gold producer, Newmont Mining (NMC-T, NEM-N), has given notice that bullion output from its mines will temporarily decline until it can bring new development pr…
News – 09-OCT-06
U.S. MARKETSSEPTEMBER 26 – OCTOBER 2…
TSX Venture Exchange September 26 – October 2
Modest price gains in gold and silver spurred some investor confidence over the Sept 26-Oct. 2 trading session, prompting a 28.05-point advance on the junior mining dominated S&P-TSX Venture Compo…
LME Warehouse Levels (October 09, 2006)
Metal stocks (in tonnes) held in London Metal Exchange warehouses at opening, Oct. 2, 2006 (change from Sept. 25 in brackets):…
Canarc intersects high-grade at New Polaris (October 09, 2006)
Vancouver — Drilling by Canarc Resource (CCM-T, CRCUF-O) at its New Polaris project in northwestern British Columbia has returned a high-grade hole including visible gold in the core….
Daily Metal Prices (October 09, 2006)
BASE METALS (London Metal Exchange — Midday official cash/3-month prices, US$ per tonne)…
McEwen moves to scuttle Goldcorp-Glamis merger
Vancouver — Goldcorp (G-T, GG-N) founder and ex-chairman Robert McEwen has launched the opening salvo in a proxy fight opposing the company’s plan to merge with mid-tier producer Glamis Gold (GLG-T,…
Laramide tables La Jara Mesa uranium resource (October 06, 2006)
Vancouver – Uranium-focused explorer Laramide Resources (LAM-T, LMRXF-O) has been delivered a resource estimate for…