Uranium stocks jump on Japanese nuclear restart news
Uranium prices and uranium stocks spiked in early November after politicians in Japan’s Kagoshima Prefecture, including governor Yuichiro Ito, approved two nuclear reactor restarts in the country.
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
Osisko Gold Royalties comes out strong
VANCOUVER — Osisko Gold Royalties (TSX: OR; US-OTC: OKSKF) is one to watch in the realm of corporate finance. The company is a spin-out from Agnico Eagle Mines (TSX: AEM; NYSE: AEM) and Yamana Gold’s (TSX: YRI; NYSE: AUY)…
AngloGold considers asset sales to pay down debt
VANCOUVER — Volatile gold markets have shifted the goal posts for miners, and South Africa’s AngloGold Ashanti (NYSE: AU) has responded by streamlining operations and getting a better grasp on its balance sheet. The company has…
RPA’s Graham Clow: Red flags investors should heed
Even in the best of times the mining industry can be a financial minefield for investors.
Better days await the junior sector, PwC reports
The worst of the current downturn may be over, PwC argues in its eighth annual Junior Mine Report in late October. Looking at the top-100 TSX Venture-listed juniors by market capitalization, PwC has found that while the junior sector is still…
TSX and TSXV warrants
The following warrants of mining-related companies are now trading on the Toronto Stock Exchange and TSX Venture Exchange:
Short Position Report
Short positions outstanding at Oct.31/14 (with changes from Oct.15/14).
Editorial: Precious metal prices collapse as QE3 ends
It’s been another grim day for precious metal enthusiasts as we go to press, with gold prices sinking to US$1,144 an oz., silver at US$15.45 an oz., platinum at US$1,208 an oz. and palladium plumbing US$756 an oz.
Antofagasta to buy Duluth Metals
VANCOUVER — Chilean copper miner Antofagasta (LSE: ANTO; US-OTC: ANFGY) and Toronto-based explorer Duluth Metals (TSX: DM; US-OTC: DULMF) are joint-venture partners in the Twin Metals Minnesota…
TSX Venture flounders as gold plummets, Oct. 27-31
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite approached a 52-week low during the trading sessions after it lost 4.5%, or 35.86 points, before closing at 769.59 points. Gold futures dropped while the Industrial Product Price Index lost 0.4% in September…
Geologic Materials Center opens in Alaska
The state of Alaska’s geological collection has a new home in Anchorage.
Commentary: After Tsilhqot’in – Aboriginal issues for project proponents north of 60
Ever since the Tsilhqot’in decision was handed down by the Supreme Court of Canada in June, lawyers, journalists, economists and project proponents alike have been assessing the ruling’s impact on the development of natural resource…