Keegan beefs up Esaase
VANCOUVER — Keegan Resources (KGN-T, KGN-X) has added almost 1 million oz. gold to its Esaase project in southwest Ghana after incorporating another 90,000 metres of drilling over 320 holes.
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
Baffinland in play
The week before the Christmas break was a busy one in the capital markets, with plenty of mergers and acquisitions and a plethora of financings in the junior mining sector.
Conference Board: bright future for northern mining
The following is excerpted from the third chapter of the Conference Board of Canada’s report: Mapping the economic potential of Canada’s north. To view the full report visit www.conferenceboard.ca .
Environment a top issue facing miners: ICMM
The following was released by the International Council on Mining and Metals (ICMM) regarding the results of its 2010 Stakeholders’ Views of Mining and Sustainable Development survey, available at www…
Statues commissioned for Timmins prospectors
Three prospectors of historical significance in Ontario — John “Jack” Wilson, Sandy McIntyre and Benny Hollinger — will each be honoured with 7-ft. bronze statues commissioned by the Porcupine Prosp…
Aeroquest Airborne is born
Aeroquest Surveys and UTS Aeroquest, subsidiaries of Aeroquest International (AQL-T), have been merged and rebranded as Aeroquest Airborne.
MineSense offers PreCalculatOre
MineSense Technologies has completed the PreCalculatOre evaluation tool in partnership with XPS (Xstrata Process Support) and Sudbury’s Centre of Excellence in Mining Innovation.
TSX VENTURE EXCHANGE DECEMBER 13-17
The S&P-TSX Venture composite index endured a rocky ride over Dec. 13-17, with gains cancelling out losses to leave the board up 10.03 points, at 2,134.33. Daily trading volumes remained strong, a…
U.S. MARKETS DECEMBER 13-17
U.S. markets felt the chill in the air during the week before Christmas. The Dow Jones industrial average edged up 81.59 points to finish at 11,491.91, while the S&P 500 rose 3.51 points to 1,243….
LME WAREHOUSE LEVELS (January 03, 2011)
Metal stocks (in tonnes) held in London Metal Exchange warehouses at opening, Dec 20, 2010 (change from Dec. 6 in brackets):
DAILY METAL PRICES (January 03, 2011)
Date Dec. 20 Dec. 17 Dec. 16 Dec. 15 Dec. 14 BASE METALS (London Metal Exchange –Midday official cash/3-month prices, US$ per tonne) Al Alloy 2240/2200 2220/2180 2220/2180 2260/2220 2280/22…
CANADIAN GOLD MUTUAL FUNDS (January 03, 2011)
Featured Fund : AGF Presious Metals as of 11/30/10 (in weighted order): Central Fund of Canada, Goldcorp, Barrick Gold, Eldorado Gold, Semafo, European Goldfields, Tahoe Resources, Kinross Gold, Agnic…