Articles by Northern Miner Staff
Barrick, Placer trade jabs
The emerging punch and counter-punch routine between
Eco news drives trading
U.S. markets ended the Nov. 29-Dec. 5 report period mixed. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was alone in the red to the tune of 55 points at 10,835.1, while the Nasdaq gained 18 points to 2,257.64 and…
TSX Venture Shorts (December 12, 2005)
Short positions outstanding at Nov. 30, 2005 (with changes from Nov. 15)….
All eyes on class action suit against Inco
In what is being described as a precedent-setting decision, the Ontario Court of Appeal has certified a class-action lawsuit against nickel miner and producer
Socialist tide won’t wash Apex away
Uyuni, Bolivia — Driving into Uyuni, an outpost city high in the remote mountains of Bolivia, bright colours jump off of the shabby wall of the city’s most peripheral building….
Phelps Dodge sells assets
In two separate transactions, copper producer
Pipe dreams, road dreams
Maybe it’s the long winter nights or the crisp air or the solitude, but when you dream in the Arctic, you can’t help but dream big….
Mongolia’s above-ground risk, Part I
A proposed amendment to Mongolian mining legislation which would give the government the right to own 30% of foreign mining projects and substantially increase operating costs has highlighted the unce…
People (December 12, 2005)
LME Warehouse Levels (December 12, 2005)
Metal stocks (in tonnes) held in London Metal Exchange warehouses at opening, Dec. 5, 2005 (change from Nov. 29 in brackets):…
Base Metal Prices propel market
After a steep 1-day dip and an even steeper 1-day rebound, the Toronto Stock Exchange settled into a quiet trading period that finished with the TSX Composite Index up 66.15 points to 11,008.78 on Dec…