The state of mining in South Africa
Cape Town, South Africa – The mood at the 2011 Mining Indaba conference in South Africa was markedly upbeat as the industry experiences booming growth, but the host nation was left wondering how it had missed out.
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
Venture climbs Feb. 14-18
Vancouver – The S&P TSX Venture Exchange made respectable gains in the Feb. 14-18 week, up 66.12 points after climbing all five days to close at 2423.68 points. Volume averaged 202 million shares traded daily, while 143 companies hit…
Cliffs says Ontario’s electricity prices are too high
Cliffs Natural Resources (CLF-N) is warning that high electricity rates in Ontario are forcing it to widen its search for a location to build a proposed ferrochrome production facility that will use a closed electric arc furnace to treat ore…
Suppliers News (February 21, 2011)
TMX buys 50% of MinesOnline
People (February 21, 2011)
Brigus Gold – Melvyn Williams retired as senior VP and CFO; Dana Hatfield appointed CFO.
Market News (February 21, 2011)
Toronto Stock Exchange
Spot Prices (February 21, 2011)
Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2011 Precious MetalsPrice (US$/oz.)Change Gold $1372.25+18.25 Silver $30.72+1.30 Platinum $1840.00-13.00 Palladium $837.00+9.00 Base MetalsPrice (US$/tonne)Change Nickel $28827.00-45.00 Lead $2640.50+1.00 Copper $10066.25-93.75 Zinc $2517.00-4.00
LME warehouse levels (February 21, 2011)
Metal stocks (in tonnes) held in London Metal Exchange warehouses at opening, Feb. 14, 2011 (change from Feb. 7 in brackets):
Producer and dealer prices (February 21, 2011)
Antimony: Mid-mkt US$13,700/t
Daily Metal Prices (February 21, 2011)
DateFeb. 14Feb. 11Feb. 10Feb. 9Feb. 8
Canadian gold mutual funds (February 21, 2011)
Fund name Feb. 15 Feb. 7ChangeChangeYTDMER*Assets*
North American Stock Exchange Indices (February 21, 2011)
DateFeb. 14Feb. 11Feb. 10Feb. 9Feb. 8HighLow