Editorial: Lowell and Rebagliati urge free thinking
The Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada kicked off its annual convention in Toronto with a panel discussion on what makes a successful mineral explorer.
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
Facts ‘n’ figures: Record US$18B spent on exploration in 2011, says Metals Economics Group
The following is an excerpt from the Metals Economics Group’s Worldwide Exploration Trends 2012 report based on the firm’s Corporate Education Strategies series of studies. The exploration budgets in the report include spending for…
Commentary: US industry relies too much on Chinese REEs
The following letter was sent to U.S. President Barack Obama by members of congress Mike Coffman, Hank Johnson, Leonard Boswell, Cynthia M. Lummis, Dana Rohrabacher, Cathy McMorris Rodgers, Tom Latham, Walter B. Jones, Paul A. Gosar and Donald…
Vale to spend $2B to cut sulphur dioxide emissions in Sudbury
Vale (VALE-N) has approved a $2-billion plan to reduce by 70% the sulphur dioxide emissions from its smelter in Sudbury, Ont.
Market news
Toronto Stock Exchange
LME warehouse levels
Metal stocks (in tonnes) held in London Metal Exchange warehouses at opening, March 5, 2012 (change from Feb. 27 in brackets):
Daily metal prices
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Canadian gold mutual funds
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TSX short positions
Short positions outstanding at Feb. 29/12 (with changes from Feb. 15/12).
TSX Venture short positions
Short positions outstanding at Feb. 29/12 (with changes from Feb. 15/12).
Malaga sitting pretty as tungsten prices soar
Three years ago when Pierre Monet went out on the road to talk to the investment community about tungsten, he would spend more than half of his time explaining what the metal was all about.
Trelawney slides on Ct Lake’s resource update
Trelawney Mining and Exploration’s (TRR-V) share price continued to sag following a Feb. 24 resource update at its Côté Lake gold deposit on the Chester property, 20 km southwest of the town of Gogama, Ont.