Poland’s KGHM seeks new acquisitions
With mining stocks falling, it is little wonder that talk of mergers and acquisitions has picked up. Unfortunately for most junior mining companies, much of the talk has remained just that – talk.
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
Spot prices
Tuesday, Oct 18, 2011
LME warehouse levels
Metal stocks (in tonnes) held in London Metal Exchange warehouses at opening, Oct. 17, 2011 (change from Oct. 10 in brackets):
Producer and dealer prices
Antimony: Mid-mkt US$14,633.33/t
Canadian gold mutual funds
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Atacama adds heft to Cerro Maricunga
Atacama Pacific Gold (ATM-V) is looking to expand its position in the dry highlands of Chile.
Editorial: Grasberg violence escalates
Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold’s Grasberg copper-gold mine in Indonesia’s Papua province continues to be a deadly place, with three contractor workers being murdered and two security personnel suffering gunshot wounds on Oct. 14.
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Letter to the editor: Final verdict
As a retired Manitoba exploration geologist and physical scientist, I’ve come to the conclusion that most junior exploration companies are merely mining and milking the markets.
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Cte d’Ivoire troubles trip up Avion in Mali
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Sabina finding deeper mineralization at Goose claims
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