Northern Miner Staff, Author at The Northern Miner

News April 24, 2006

Cross Lake aims to revive QR mine

Vancouver — An independent feasibility study commissioned by Cross Lake Minerals (CRN-T, CLKMF-O) has concluded that the past-producing QR gold mine near Quesnel, B.C., could be placed back into prod…

News April 24, 2006

Exchange Rates (April 24, 2006)

CANADIAN/U.S. EXCHANGE (Bank of Canada noon rate)…

News April 24, 2006

ATAC stakes Yukon gold-silver prospect

Vancouver — A staking effort has provided ATAC Resources (ATC-V, ATADF-O) with an intrusive-hosted gold-silver prospect in the Dawson Range of the western Yukon….

News April 24, 2006

Anaconda to dewater Damoti ramp

Following a preliminary economic assessment, junior explorers Anaconda Gold (ANX-V, ANXGF-O) and Doublestar Resources (DSR-V, DOUBF-O) are budgeting a program of dewatering and bulk sampling at the Da…

News April 24, 2006

TSX Venture Rights & Warrants (April 24, 2006)

Aumega Discoveries (AUM.WT) — Wt buys sh @ 45 to Feb 16/07….

News April 24, 2006

Overseas Quotes (April 24, 2006)

Regulatory Issues April 24, 2006

European Goldfields moves to feasibility at Certej

Vancouver — By year-end 2006, European Goldfields (EGU-T, EGFDF-O) expects to have a final feasibility study in hand for its 80%-owned Certej gold-silver project in Romania’s southern Apuseni Mountai…

News April 24, 2006

Coal sales soften for Elk Valley

Vancouver — Prices and demand for coal have softened in recent months, putting a damper on the projected financial performance of Fording Canadian Coal Trust (FDG.UN-T, FDG-N)….

KATANGA MININGElectrowinning circuits for copper and cobalt in the Luilu metallurgical plant. The plant has an anode-casting shop that was built, but never operated.

News April 24, 2006

Kamoto copper can resume production: study (April 24, 2006)

A feasibility study on the dormant Kamoto copper mine in Katanga province, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), says a capital infusion of US$427 million can put the mine back into production….

Stock Markets/Investing April 24, 2006

TSX Venture Exchange April 11-17

Soaring metal prices propelled the S&P-TSX Venture Composite Index to a closing high of 3,091.31 over the April 11-17 session, up 44.01 points, or 1.4%. Average daily trading volumes were also bol…

Stock Markets/Investing April 24, 2006

Toronto Stock Exchange April 11-17

Concerns over inflation, interest rates and upcoming earnings reports saw the Toronto Stock Exchange crawl 19.32 points higher to end the holiday-shortened April 11-17 report period at 12,309.02. The…

Stock Markets/Investing April 24, 2006

U.S. Markets April 11-17

Rising tension in the Middle East was the main fear factor driving up prices for energy and gold over the report period April 11-17. Investors bid up shares of gold, oil and copper producers, but gave…