Northern Miner Staff, Author at The Northern Miner

A weathered statue of Lenin in an abandoned Russian Red Army square in the northeastern Mongolian city of Choibalsan. Staff writer Stephen Stakiw looks at why Canadian junior Western Prospector Group is excited about reviving a Soviet-era uranium project in Mongolia.

News November 28, 2005

Western Prospector builds on Soviet-era uranium project

Vancouver — Western Prospector Group‘s (WNP-V) Saddle Hills uranium deposit in northeastern Mongolia — where the company is in the middle of a drill campaign — enjoys a big leg u…

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Barrick settles lawsuits, wins apology (November 28, 2005)

New Orleans-based coin and bullion dealer Blanchard & Co., has settled its lawsuits and apologized to Barrick Gold (ABX-T, ABX-N) for its allegation that the gold producer was i…

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Exchange Rates (November 28, 2005)

CANADIAN/U.S. EXCHANGE (Bank of Canada noon rate)…

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Producer and Dealer Prices (November 28, 2005)

Antimony: Mid-mkt US$3,800/t….

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Canadian Stock Exchange Indices (November 28, 2005)

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LME Warehouse Levels (November 28, 2005)

Metal stocks (in tonnes) held in London Metal Exchange warehouses at opening, Nov. 21, 2005 (change from Nov. 14 in brackets):…

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Lending Rates (November 28, 2005)

as of 4 pm ET, Nov. 21, 2005(%)…

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People (November 28, 2005)

Claude Res. — Patrick Hannon appointed VP of exploration; Brian Groves appointed VP of corporate development….

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Copper giant branching out into nickel

Rio Tinto (RTP-N) has two focused nickel exploration plays; one continues to explore for high-grade, nickel-copper sulphide mineralization in the northern U.S. and Canada, and the s…

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Athabasca basin set for exploration boom

Next year could turn out to be a pivotal one for exploration in the Athabasca basin of northern Saskatchewan, as players in the camp use the results of this year’s compilation and airborne geophysical…

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MBMI forms ‘relationship’ with HGMG

Vancouver — A Chinese smelting group has agreed to invest US$4 million to acquire a 16% toehold interest in the Bethlehem and Alpha nickel projects held by MBMI Resources (MBR-V, M…

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Kodiak plans winter program

Winter’s imminent arrival in Canada’s Northwest Territories has Kodiak Exploration (KXL-V, KXLAF-O) gearing up to test a newly discovered copper-nickel-platinum group elements (PGE)…