Articles by Northern Miner Staff

The following is joint statement released by the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada and the Mining Association of Canada in response to the defeat of Bill C-300, a private members bill, …

The TSX composite index responded well to quantitative easing south of the border. The index was up 219 points for the Nov. 1-5 period, finishing at 12,944.92.

The S&P-TSX Venture edged over the 2,000-point threshold in the Nov. 1-5 trading week, climbing 58.6 points to end at 2,008.92. Volume remained quite high, averaging 172.1 million shares traded da…

Gold, commodities and equities surged after the U.S. Federal Reserve announced on Nov. 3 that it will buy US$600 billion in government bonds to help buoy the economy. The U.S. central bank will buy ab…

COURTESY OF SCOTIABANK

Metal stocks (in tonnes) held in London Metal Exchange warehouses at opening, Nov. 8, 2010 (change from Nov. 1 in brackets):

Antimony: Mid-mkt US$10,100/t.

Date Nov. 8 Nov. 5 Nov. 4 Nov. 3 Nov. 2 BASE METALS (London Metal Exchange — Midday official cash/3-month prices, US$ per tonne) Al Alloy 2270/2240 2270/2245 2240/2235 2255/2220 2240/2215 A…

*as of Sept. 30/10

52-week Date Nov. 8 Nov. 5 Nov. 4 Nov. 3 Nov. 2 High Low TSX Composite 13052.48 12925.11 12878.79 12671.12 12681.42 13052.48 10990.41 S&P/TSX-Ven Comp 2041.84 2008.92 1994.46 1948.64 1942.41…

Short positions outstanding at Oct. 15/10 (with changes from Sept. 30/10).