K+S teams up with NGO to help Ugandan farmers
Germany-based fertilizer giant K+S AG (SDF-F) has signed a co-operation agreement with Sasakawa Africa Association in an effort to help farmers in Uganda.
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
Xstrata directors sent packing at first Glencore Xstrata AGM
VANCOUVER – The merged Glencore Xstrata PLC (GLEN-L) was supposed to bear a board with directors from both predecessor companies, part of the attempt to portray the deal as a merger of equals instead of a takeover of Xstrata.
Canadian Natural on track with Horizon expansion
Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ-T) is moving along with its staged expansion at its prized Horizon oilsands project near Fort McMurray, Alberta, to boost the current production capacity to 250,000 barrels.
JV partners grow resource at Woodjam
In a little over a year, partners Consolidated Woodjam Copper (WCC-V) and Gold Fields (GFI-N) have grown the inferred resource at the Southeast zone on their Woodjam property in the Cariboo region of central British Columbia from 146.5 million…
Metals, mining and money markets
Spot pricesCourtesy of ScotiabankTuesday, May 7, 2013 Precious MetalsPrice…
TSX Venture Exchange, May 6-10
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index treaded water during the trading period despite a rally across North American stock markets. The Venture gained 0.2%, or 2.05 points, en route to a 966.73-point close, as commodity prices stayed soft and…
Allied Nevada ponders scale-back
Allied Nevada Gold (ANV-T, ANV-N) is considering a more modest proposal for expanding its Hycroft mill in Nevada, and that has dismayed the markets.
Editorial: BC Liberal win leaves miners absolutely ecstatic
The B.C. mining community’s heartbreak over the early exit of the Vancouver Canucks from the Stanley Cup playoffs (so fast, fans didn’t even have time to loot the downtown core) has been soothed by the surprise majority win of the…
Kinross improves with a strong first quarter
VANCOUVER — Things are looking up for Kinross Gold (K-T, KGC-N) — financially, at least. The company delivered strong results for its third straight quarter, with profits jumping 50% year-on-year alongside rising production and…
Centamin comments on advisory report ahead of appeal hearing
Centamin (CEE-T, CEY-L) fell 18% after it updated the market on its legal troubles surrounding its Sukari gold mine in Egypt’s Eastern Desert.
U.S. markets, May 6-10
U.S. stocks performed well during the trading session, marking three weeks of gains.
Eldorado perseveres on the road to more ounces
VANCOUVER — It has been a busy year for Eldorado Gold (ELD-T), but that’s business as usual for a company that has doubled its gold output in five years, and plans to more than double it again by 2015.