IMA arranges financing
Vancouver — IMA Exploration (IMR-V) has inked a deal with a syndicate of underwriters to raise $4.6 million on a bought-deal basis.The underwriters, Canaccord Capital and First Associates Investments…
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
Mining and the common good
It is far from unusual in this business to meet someone convinced he is the owner of fabulous mineral riches. In many cases, of course, the riches are fabulous in the narrow sense of the word — a fab…
Obituary: Arthur Fisher
Arthur Thompson Fisher, a mining engineer and principal of numerous mining companies, passed away suddenly in late January in North Vancouver, B.C.Fisher was born in 1938, in Edinburgh, Scotland; he a…
Exchange Rates (February 23, 2004)
CANADIAN/U.S. EXCHANGE (Bank of Canada noon rate)DateFeb. 17Feb. 16Feb. 13Feb. 12…
Northern Miner Indices (February 23, 2004)
NORTH AMERICAN MINING INDEXCompanyTickerWeightBarrickABX-T17.1%CamecoCCO-T3.3%FalconbridgeFL-T5.0%Freeport McM BFCX-N8.2%GoldcorpG-T4.3%IncoN-T8.7%Kinross GoldK-T4.3%Newmont MiningNEM…
Canadian Stock Exchange Indices (February 23, 2004)
DateFeb. 17Feb. 16Feb. 13Feb. 12Feb. 11HighLowTSX Composite8767.108747.518694.468725.04…
Gold sparkles on Venture exchange
Vancouver — Canada’s junior exchange continued its bull run during the week ended Feb. 17. The S&P-TSX Venture Exchange composite index closed at 1931.61, up 65.43 points, or 3.5%.Spider Resources an…
The Northern Miner Indices (February 23, 2004)
North American Mining: 111.00 (+2.71)Small Producers: 131.07 (+6.16)(Sept. 30/98 = 100)…
Base Metals: The Last Leg Higher
Since the latest consensus metal price forecast survey conducted by Reuters in mid-January, in which we were the most bullish forecaster for 2004 on an aggregate basis, analysts have been busy making …
Producer and Dealer Prices (February 23, 2004)
Antimony: Mid-mkt US$2,600/t.Bismuth: Mid-mkt US$2.95/lb.Cadmium: Mid-mkt US$0.53/lb.Cobalt: Recent trades US$27-28/lb.Copper: Comex Mar. US$1.2435/lb.Indium: Indium Corp., ingot, US$375/kg.Iridium: M…
Exchange Rates (Bank of Canada, Feb. 17)
CurrencyAus $EuroJapan Mex PSA RandUK In C$1.04571.68360.012380.11980.20022.4956…
Barrick, Falco team up in Tanzania
Odd couple Barrick Gold (ABX-T) and Falconbridge (FL-T) have agreed to explore jointly the Kabanga nickel deposit in Tanzania.Falco can take a half-interest and assume the role of operator by funding …