Banro raises funds for Congolese hospital
The Banro Foundation, a charity created by Canadian gold explorer Banro (BAA-T, BAA-N) in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, raised $80,000 for the Panzi Hospital in the eastern part of the country.
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
New York markets continue to slide
The market slump continued unabated for the June 6-10 period as The Dow Jones industrial average dropped 200 points to finish at 11,951.91, while the S&P 500 index was off 30 points to end up at 1,210.98. The drop-off after market watchers…
Aurizon expands resource at Hosco
Drilling in the last three quarters of 2010 and January 2011 has boosted by 31% the in-pit measured and indicated resource at Aurizon Mines’ (ARZ-T, AZK-X) Hosco deposit, part of the gold producer’s Joanna project in northwestern Quebec.
Mining in Colombia: a closer look
Vancouver – An ever-growing interest in the geological potential of Colombia from both resource companies and investors has helped the South American country become one of the world’s most popular mining destinations in recent years.
Rio Novo Gold is a near-term producer in Brazil
Rio Novo Gold (RN-T) hopes to become a near-term gold producer by bringing its two advanced-stage Brazilian properties into production — the Almas gold project in the southeastern part of Tocantins state and the Guaranta gold project in the…
LME warehouse levels (June 13, 2011)
Metal stocks (in tonnes) held in London Metal Exchange warehouses at opening, June 6, 2011 (change from May 31 in brackets):
Producer and dealer prices (June 13, 2011)
Antimony: Mid-mkt US$16,500/t
North American stock exchange indices (June 13, 2011)
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TSX short positions (June 13, 2011)
Short positions outstanding at May 31/11 (with changes from May 15/11).
TSX Venture short positions (June 13, 2011)
Short positions outstanding at May 31/11 (with changes from May 15/11).
General Moly impresses
Investors always like to know when chief executives buy stock in the companies they head. So it didn’t pass unnoticed last week when Bruce Hansen, chief executive of General Moly (GMO-T, GMO-X), spent US$99,250 on the purchase of 25,000…
Golden Queen relies on high metal prices to generate impressive NPV
Golden Queen Mining (GQM-T) is looking to prove that there is still plenty of gold in California, albeit at a much lower grade than what the ’49ers were used to.