Iamgold boosts production while costs rise
Gold production by Iamgold (IMG-T, IAG-N) rose 3% to 447,000 oz. in 2005, while costs, reflecting the falling U.S. dollar, rose about 11% from the year before….
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
Axmin nails down permit for Bambari
The government of the Central African Republic has set its seal on a mining convention with Axmin (AXM-V, AXMIF-O) for the development of company’s Bambari exploration permit, in the…
TSX Short Positions (March 06, 2006)
Short positions outstanding at Feb. 15, 2006 (with changes from Jan. 31)….
Canadian Stock Exchange Indices (March 06, 2006)
| Date | Feb. 27 | Feb. 24 | Feb. 23 | Feb. 22 | Feb. 21 | High | Low | |||
| S&P/TSX-Ven Comp | 2543.33 | 2558.38 |
| as of 4 pm ET, Feb. 24, 2006 | (%) |
| Bank of Canada | 3.75 |
| Target overnight rate | 3.50 |
| Canadian Prime | 5.25
 Latin America’s base metals miners expect bumper yearLima, Peru — Latin American mining projects are famously difficult to pronounce: Michiquillay and Pukaqaqa are just two such tongue twisters. Yet, with mineral prices defying all forecasts of a slowd… Uganda’s minerals industry getting back into gearKampala, Uganda — At one time, the annual value of Uganda’s mineral product was far greater than that of its East African neighbours, Tanzania and Kenya. This came to a halt during the political unre…  Lynn Lake: the next revived nickel mine?After spending seven months digitizing and analyzing a truckload of paper data, Seymour Exploration (SEZ-V) is testing the resulting targets on its Lynn Lake property in northern Mani… Aurcana grabbing Mexican mine (March 06, 2006)Vancouver — Aurcana (AUN-V, AUNFF-O) is boosting its Mexican minerals portfolio with an agreement to acquire the La Negra silver-zinc-copper-lead mine in Queretaro state….  Need for balanced approach to explorationThe natural focus at the initial stages of exploration is to delineate the area of interest and demonstrate the financial feasibility of a mining project. However, mining companies need to make enviro…  Exeter expands La CabezaSITE VISIT…  Not your grandfather’s AbitibiMalartic, Que. — When James Norrie sent his steam drills up the trails from the railway line in the 1930s, the only exploration model in his head was the wildcatter’s principle: drill it and see. Sev… By continuing to browse you agree to our use of cookies. To learn more, click more information Dear user, please be aware that we use cookies to help users navigate our website content and to help us understand how we can improve the user experience. If you have ideas for how we can improve our services, we’d love to hear from you. Click here to email us. By continuing to browse you agree to our use of cookies. Please see our Privacy & Cookie Usage Policy to learn more. |