Strong drill results from Queenston
Queenston Mining (QMI-T) has completed 9 new drill holes at its wholly owned Upper Beaver gold-copper deposit in Kirkland Lake, Ont.
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
Venture climbs in August 29 to Sept. 2 period
Vancouver – The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index climbed 58 points in the August 29 to September 2 period on four days of gains to end at 1,810.36 points. Volume perked up somewhat from the week prior with an average of 71 million shares…
Short Position Report
TSX Short Positions Short positions outstanding at Aug 31/11 (with changes from Aug…
Niobec stake could be cash cow for Iamgold
Iamgold Corp. (IMG-T, IAG-N) made it clear back in June that it was looking to monetize 10%-20% of its Niobec niobium mine in the near term, but the sale last week of a 15% stake in a Brazilian niobium producer to a Chinese consortium has set…
U.S. equities down during Aug. 29-Sept. 2 trading week
U.S. equities didn’t have a great week. The Dow Jones industrial average slipped 44.28 points or 0.39% to finish the Aug. 29-Sept. 2 trading week at 11,240.26, while the S&P 500 index lost 2.83 points or 0.24% to close at 1,173.97. The…
Ocampo, meet Young-Davidson
AuRico Gold (AUQ-T, AUQ-N) wants to become an intermediate gold producer, and it has tabled a rich, all-share offer for Northgate Minerals (NGX-T, NXG-X) to help it get there.
Letter to the editor: Don’t blame the HPGR circuit
An article in last week’s issue (T.N.M., Aug. 29-Sept. 4/11.) on the difficulties experienced since the start-up of Goldcorp’s Penasquito mine in Mexico contains a statement implying that these problems are related to the high-pressure grinding…
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Aberdeen International – Richard Bishop appointed VP of investments.
Spot prices
Tuesday, Aug 30, 2011
LME warehouse levels
Metal stocks (in tonnes) held in London Metal Exchange warehouses at opening, Aug 26, 2011 (change from Aug 19 in brackets):
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