Royalty financing
Royalty financing provides companies with an additional potential source of funds for exploration, project development and other financing needs. The basic concept of royalty finance is that a company…
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
American Mining Hall of Fame inducts three
The 21st annual American Mining Hall of Fame awards banquet, sponsored by the Mining Foundation of the Southwest, will be held at the Sheraton Tucson in Tucson, Ariz., on Dec. 6.Each year, several ind…
Metals Commentary: Nickel strong as copper improves
CopperAs demand indicators are improving, the focus is shifting more towards copper’s supply side and the potential for restart of idled capacity as prices rise.In contrast to the other base metal mar…
Cambior, Ariane kindle merger mania
The Toronto Stock Exchange’s gold index gave back its recent gains, and then some, during the report period ended Sept. 30, as the yellow metal yo-yoed its way US$3 per oz. higher to an afternoon fix …
Cambior, Ariane merge
Montreal-based miners Cambior (CBJ-T) and Ariane Gold (AGD-T) have agreed to merge with an eye toward developing the latter’s Camp Caiman project in French Guiana.Under the proposed nuptials, Ariane s…
First Quantum cuts oxide copper at Lufua
Drilling by First Quantum Minerals (FM-T) at its Lufua copper prospect in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s Katanga province has indicated a zone of oxide and sulphide copper mineralization.First Qua…
Daily Metal Prices (October 06, 2003)
BASE METALS (London Metal Exchange — Midday official cash/3-month prices, US$ per tonne)DateSept 29Sept 26Sept 25Sept 24Sept 23Al Alloy1385/137…
Trading Summary (October 03, 2003)
The Toronto Stock Exchange’s gold index plummeted 6.44 points, or 3.3%, to 187.41, as the yellow metal saw US$13.70…
Gold Fields boosts reserves
Vancouver – Over the past year, South African based Gold Fields (GFI-N) has outlined 7.7 million ozs of additional…
Westshore Terminals padlocks Roberts Bank
Westshore Terminals Income Fund (WTE.u-T) has issued lockout notices to union locals 502 and 517, which represent w…
Inmet, Outokumpu rework share deal (October 03, 2003)
A reworking of a March 2002 has paved the way for Finland’s Outokumpo Oyj to sell a portion of its 4 million shares…
Delta-Kenty geophysics spots new targets (October 03, 2003)
Summer exploration work at the Delta-Kenty property, about 50 km west of the Raglan nickel mine in the Ungava Penin…