It’s never easy to say goodbye
The Northern Miner is part of a close-knit group of people who also produce the Canadian Mining Journal and the Canadian and American Mines Handbook….
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
McEwen adds Minera Andes to roster
Vancouver —
NEMI starts mining coal at Trend (January 09, 2006)
Vancouver —
Venture board closes out 2005 on a high
Gold’s late-year rally through the US$500-per-oz. level lifted the S&P-TSX Venture Exchange to finish 2005 at a more than 9-year high of 2,236.55, up 45.99 points or 2.1% over the year’s final wee…
EuroZinc adopts poison pill
Vancouver —
Big gains for golds over holiday
The year-end recovery of the gold price proved to be a real jolt in the gold sector, while the broader market moved little. The TSX Composite Index gained only 0.2%, rising 26.89 points to 11,272.26 o…
Only golds glitter in US market
U.S. equity markets weakened in the four trading days Dec. 27-30, with investors reacting to an inversion in the yield curve for government notes. Ten-year U.S. Treasuries closed the year showing a yi…
Geoscientists in short supply
The red flags have been up for years: there are simply not enough students entering the earth sciences to sustain the mining and petroleum sector….
Canadian Gold Mutual Funds (January 09, 2006)
Close: Dec. 30, 2005…
Overseas Quotes (January 09, 2006)
Close: Jan.2, 2006…
Wind farms mostly benign
Wind energy is the fastest-growing electricity source on the planet today, and for good reason: it is becoming increasingly competitive with traditional electricity sources and has a very low environm…
Daily Metal Prices (January 09, 2006)
BASE METALS (London Metal Exchange — Midday official cash/3-month prices, US$ per tonne)…