Northern Miner Staff, Author at The Northern Miner

News February 6, 2006

Barrick targets Placer minorities

Barrick Gold (ABX-T, ABX-N) plans to compulsorily acquire the balance of Placer Dome’s (PDG-T, PDG-N) shares, after…

News February 6, 2006

Blue Pearl jumps on Davidson drilling

Shares in Blue Pearl Mining (BLE-T) were $1.60, or 75%, higher at an all-time high of $3.74 in late afternoon tradi…

News February 6, 2006

Anglo closes coal deal with Hillsbororough

Vancouver – Anglo Coal, a division of diversified miner Anglo American (AAL-L), has secured a foothold in Western …

News February 6, 2006

Kemess Q4 shines for Northgate (February 06, 2006)

Vancouver — On the back of buoyant metals prices, Northgate Minerals‘ (NGX-T, NXG-X) Kemess mine has delivered strong gold and record copper production in its final quarter of 2005…

News February 6, 2006

Rio Tinto, Norilsk set up JV (February 06, 2006)

Early details are sketchy, but Rio Tinto (RTP-N, RIO-L, RIO-A) and Norilsk Nickel (NILSY-O) have signed a co-operation agreement covering exploration and developm…

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Canadian Stock Exchange Indices (February 06, 2006)

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News February 6, 2006

TSX Debentures (February 06, 2006)

Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM.DB.U-T) — 4.5% convertible at holder’s option to common shares (AGE-T) at US$14 before maturity….

Photo by Anthony VaccaroMoto Goldmines geologist Guillaume Kiza overlooks a gold-rich valley in the northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. Nearby, a member of a government-sanctioned private police force acts as security -- a quiet reminder that danger is never far off in the developing world. In our 4-page feature on Mining in Africa, staff writer Anthony Vaccaro talks with a company that helps junior exploration companies like Moto decide to move forward or simply walk away.

News February 6, 2006

The DRC: Unlimited potential or relentless turmoil?

The recent killings of eight UN peacekeepers in the Democratic Republic of the Congo reminded the world of the chaotic flux at work in the country. Every time optimism begins to take hold in the DRC,…

A large haul truck is filled with ore at Red Back Mining's Chirano gold mine in Ghana's Bibiani gold belt.

News February 6, 2006

Red Back ramps up exploration in Ghana

Vancouver — With one gold mine up and running in Ghana, Red Back Mining (RBI-T, RBIFF-O) has turned its attention to several regional exploration projects, including the top-priori…

News February 6, 2006

African Copper busy with Botswana revivals

Some impressive results from a pair of advanced copper projects in Botswana have seen shares in London-based explorer African Copper (ACU-T, ACU-L) enjoy a strong run of late….

News February 6, 2006

TSX zeros in on 12,000-mark

The TSX Composite Index added 214.1 points to end the Jan. 24-30 report period at another record close of 11,947.47. The gold index recovered from last period’s stumble, plus some, adding 9.58 points…

News February 6, 2006