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…
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
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)…
Exchange Rates (January 09, 2006)
CANADIAN/U.S. EXCHANGE (Bank of Canada noon rate)…
Producer and Dealer Prices (January 09, 2006)
Antimony: Mid-mkt US$3,800/t….
Roy Lloyd
Roy Lloyd, a Saskatchewan government employee who helped establish Cameco — now the largest uranium producer in the world — has died of cancer. He was 64….
Hecla drills extension
Canadian Stock Exchange Indices (January 09, 2006)
| Date | Jan. 1 | Dec. 30 | Dec. 29 | Dec. 28 | Dec. 27 | High | Low |
| S&P/TSX-Ven Comp | Holiday | 2236.55 |