BHP greenlights Misery at Ekati
BHP Billiton (BHP-N, BLT-L) has given a thumbs-up to its Misery open-pit project at the Ekati diamond mine near Yellowknife, N.W.T.
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
BC’s NW Transmission Line gets environmental approvals
Mining projects in British Columbia’s northwest are another step closer to tapping into the provincial grid after the federal government gave the environmental go-ahead for the Northwest Transmission Line.
Rising Nevsun declares first dividend (May 30, 2011)
Nevsun Resources (NSU-T, NSU-X) has followed up a successful ramp-up to production at its 60%-owned Bisha polymetallic mine in Eritrea by declaring a modest first dividend.
Profits surge at Dundee Precious Metals (May 30, 2011)
With increased production and higher realized metals prices, Dundee Precious Metals (DPM-T) has managed to turn things around from where they were this time last year.
Metals commentary: Platinum market balanced in 2010, says Johnson Matthey
The following was released by Johnson Matthey and is based on its Platinum 2011 report which can found at www.platinum.matthey.com.
More violence at Barrick’s North Mara
The problems continue for Barrick Gold (ABX-T, ABX-N) in Tanzania, only now the Toronto-based miner is slightly shielded by the company it spun the assets into – African Barrick Gold (ABG-L).
Market News (May 30, 2011)
Toronto Stock Exchange
LME warehouse levels (May 30, 2011)
Metal stocks (in tonnes) held in London Metal Exchange warehouses at opening, May 23, 2011 (change from May 16 in brackets):
Producer and dealer prices (May 30, 2011)
Antimony: Mid-mkt US$16,800/t
Daily metal prices (May 30, 2011)
DateMay 23May 20May 19May 18May 17
Canadian gold mutual funds (May 30, 2011)
Fund name May 20 May 16ChangeChangeYTDMER*Assets*
North American stock exchange indices (May 30, 2011)
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