Malaga breaks Chinese grip on tungsten
SITE VISIT PASTO BUENO, PERU — It’s a story that is starting to sound all too familiar: China holds a lock on the supply of a strategic metal and is…
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
Sonora, Canaco clash in Tanzania
Sonora Gold & Silver (SOC-V) and Canaco Resources (CAN-V) are butting heads over a small land area on the Magambazi gold trend in Tanzania.
Northcliff eyes N.B. tungsten play
Mindful of a rising tungsten price, the Hunter Dickinson Group has picked up an option on Geodex Minerals’ (GXM-V, G2W-F) advanced exploration-stage Sisson Brook tungsten-molybdenum project in central…
First Quantum offers $460M for Antares
VANCOUVER — In a big step towards diversifying its copper operations away from Africa, First Quantum Minerals (FM-T, FQM-L) is buying Antares Minerals (ANM-V) in a cash-and-share deal worth $460 mill…
Points of contention in South Africa’s revised Mining Charter
The recently amended Broad-based Socioeconomic Empowerment Charter for the South African Mining Industry (the “Mining Charter”) was unveiled by South Africa’s minister of the Department of Mineral Res…
AME BC awards author Davis
Vancouver author Chuck Davis received the Frank Woodside Past Presidents Distinguished Service Award in recognition of his outstanding service to the Association for Mineral Exploration British Columb…
Letter to the editor: The better way to value tailings
Improvements in the technology of mineral processing combined with the recent increases in value of precious metals make re-treatment of some tailings deposits worthwhile commercial considerations.
TORONTO STOCK EXCHANGE -October 25-29
In an up and down week, the TSX composite index managed to rebound to end the Oct. 25-29 trading period up at 12,676.24 on a modest gain of 75 points, or 0.6%.
TSX VENTURE EXCHANGE -October 25-29
The S&P-TSX Venture composite index continued its steady climb over the Oct. 25-29 week, up 72.13 points to 1,950.31. Volume continued to be high with an average of 168 million shares traded daily…
U.S. MARKETS -October 25-29
It was a ho-hum week for U.S. equities. The Dow Jones industrial average fell 14.07 points or 0.13% to close at 11,118.49, while the S&P 500 index fell 0.18 point or 0.02% to 1,183.26. The Nasdaq …
SPOT PRICES (November 08, 2010)
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LME WAREHOUSE LEVELS (November 08, 2010)
Metal stocks (in tonnes) held in London Metal Exchange warehouses at opening, Nov. 1, 2010 (change from Oct. 25 in brackets):