Richfield releases more Blackwater results
Vancouver – Another round of drill results from the Blackwater gold project means more long gold hits for Richfield Ventures (RVC-V).
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
The Technical Analysis Report — Hey gold where’s the glory?
After a torrid run, the yellow metal has cooled off with the coming of the New Year. The Technical Analysis Report felt it would be a good time to dive into the charts to try and make some sense of it all, and perhaps find a few choice junior…
Shanta Gold makes headway in Tanzania (January 25, 2011)
Junior Shanta Gold (SHG-L) wants to make the leap from explorer to gold producer within two years. On Jan. 25 Shanta said it is on track to complete a detailed feasibility study by the end of June on its Singida gold project in central Tanzania…
Minister Hawes: mining ‘crucial’ to BC’s success
The following speech was delivered by Randy Hawes, British Columbia’s Minister of State for Mining, at the opening of AME BC Roundup 2011 conference in Vancouver.
TSX lower as gold falls for Jan. 17-21 period
TSX Composite Index fell 169 points to finish the Jan 17-21 period at 13,258.57 as the Bank of Canada held the overnight rate steady at 1%. In its outlook report the Bank pointed to the impact of a high Canadian dollar on exports and high…
Venture ends down slightly in Jan. 17-21 period
Vancouver – The January 17 to 21 period saw the TSX S&P Venture Exchange fall 5.38 points after two days of losses outweighed three days of gains to have the board end at 2265.58 points.
Fronteer Gold outlines US$48 million exploration program
With cash and short-term deposits of roughly US$100 million, Fronteer Gold (FRG-T, FRX-X) has more than enough money to pay for the US$48 million global exploration program it has outlined for 2011.
U.S. equity markets weak, Jan. 18-21
U.S. markets were closed on Monday Jan. 17 for the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday. When they re-opened, trading was mixed. The Dow Jones Industrial Average edged up 84.46 points or 0.72% to close the abbreviated Jan. 18-21 trading week at…
EXCHANGE RATES (January 24, 2011)
CANADIAN/U.S. EXCHANGE (Bank of Canada noon rate)Date Jan 17 Jan 14 Jan 13 Jan 12 Jan 11US$ in C$ 0.9862 …
INTERNATIONAL QUOTES (January 24, 2011)
Australia (A$) Aug 24 Aug 17 ChangeAquila Resources 8.3 8.69 -0.39Bendigo Mining 0.18 …
BID-ASK – January 10-14, 2011
STOCK EXC BID ASK LAST HIGH LOW
Fredonia looks good to Eaglecrest
Eaglecrest Explorations (eel-v) turned in some interesting results from a first-pass sampling program at its Fredonia gold project in Colombia. The highlight assay returned 8.25 grams gold per tonne and 47.5 grams silver per tonne and came from…