Juniors propose merger to create uranium company
Vancouver A proposed merger between Energy Metals (EMC-V) and Quincy Energy (QUI-V) has been initiated to create …
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
Twin Mining dives on Jipangu snub
Shares in Twin Mining (TWG-T, TWMNF-O) were off as much as 4.5, or 24%, at 14 in early trading in Toronto on Mar….
Canadian Gold Mutual Funds (March 13, 2006)
Close: March 6, 2006…
U.S. Gold looks to consolidate Cortez Trend
Vancouver — Robert McEwen’s U.S. Gold (USGL-O) has launched takeover offers for four TSX Venture-listed companies in an anticipated manoeuvre to fuse together a large, strategic land…
Blockade shuts down Freeport’s Grasberg
Vancouver — A large group of protesters, some toting weapons, effectively shut down operations at Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold’s (FCX-N) massive Grasberg mine in Indonesia’s Pa…
Battle brewing between Big Red Diamond and Kel-Ex
Montreal-based Big Red Diamond (DIA-V) has requested an additional 30 days from the Autorit des marchs financiers to file its annual financial statements ended Oct. 31, 2005, blamin…
Silver ETF a go?
Precious metals investors smiled in early March as spot silver broke through the longstanding US$10-per-ounce barrier to post solid, new 19-year highs. Purchases by speculators have been important dri…
Spot Prices Courtesy of Scotiabank (March 13, 2006)
Tuesday, March 7, 2006…
TSX Venture Short Positions (March 13, 2006)
Short positions outstanding at Feb. 28, 2006 (with changes from Feb. 15)….
U.S. Markets February 28-March 6
Rate-hike and gold-price jitters took their toll on U.S. markets over the report period Feb. 28-March 6, with the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index down 15.86 points at 1,278.26. Senior gold companies s…
TSX Short Positions (March 13, 2006)
Short positions outstanding at Feb. 28, 2006 (with changes from Feb. 15)….
Canadian Stock Exchange Indices (March 13, 2006)
| Date | March 6 | March 3 | March 2 | March 1 | Feb. 28 | High | Low |
| S&P/TSX-Ven Comp | 2643.51 | 2651.23 |