Articles by Northern Miner Staff

TSX Short Position

TSX SHORT POSITIONS Short positions outstanding at Aug. 15/10 (with changes from July 31/10). Largest short positions Lundin Mining LUN 20598750 1170259 Great Basin Gold GBG 19282257 2…



DIVIDENDS (September 06, 2010)

Note: Vale will pay $0.24* per outstanding common or prf sh on Oct 20. Alcoa will pay a $0.9375* div on it $3.75* cmltv pr stock on Oct 1, rec Sept 10. Franco-Nevada monthly div of 0.025 starting in J…


LENDING RATES (September 06, 2010)

as of 9 a.m. ET. Aug. 23, 2010 (%) Bank of Canada 1.00 Target overnight rate 0.75 Canadian Prime 2.75 U.S. Discount Primary 0.75 U.S. Fed Funds market rate 0-0.25 U.S. Prime 3….


International Quotes (September 06, 2010)

INTERNATIONAL QUOTES Australia (A$) Aug 24 Aug 17 Change Aquila Resources 8.3 8.69 -0.39 Bendigo Mining 0.18 0.18 0.00 Centennial Coal 6.03 6.04 -0.01 Fortescue Res 4.50 …



The ball mill crushes ore at Centerra Gold's Boroo gold project in Mongolia.

Centerra looks beyond Boroo

ULAANBAATAR, MONGOLIA — Walking the halls of Centerra Gold’s (CG-T) modern office overlooking the city’s political heart, Sukhbaatar Square, the president of Centerra’s local operating subsidiary Boroo Gold, John Kazakoff, gestures towards a…


Will the Chinese bid for Potash Corp.?

As speculation mounts about the possibility of alternative bids emerging for Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan (POT-T, POT-N), many eyes are turning to China, which needs potash to meet its growing food needs.”Food security is important for China…


The lush hilltop at Mindoro Resources' Agata nickel laterite project in the Phillipines' southern Mindanao region.

Mindoro transitioning to producer at Agata

SITE VISIT SURIGAO, MINDANAO, PHILIPPINES — A steep climb up a slippery hillside, sweating in the tropical heat and humidity, awaits those who want to properly appreciate Mindoro Resources’ (MIO-V) Agata nickel laterite project in the…


An employee in the recreation room at Entre Gold's Shivee Tolgoi camp.

Entre sitting pretty in OT’s shadow

SOUTH GOBI DESERT, MONGOLIA — “Closeology” can sometimes be just as valuable as geology, says Lindsay Bottomer, vice-president of business development for Entrée Gold (ETG-T, EGI-X, EKA-F), a Canadian junior explorer that has tossed its…


Monument nears production at Selinsing

VANCOUVER — Tucked away in rural Malaysia, Vancouver-based Monument Mining (MMY-V, D7Q1-F) has quickly and quietly been bringing online a respectably sized gold mine.Monument acquired the Selinsing gold project in June 2007 and has since…


Prophecy advances Mongolian projects

Prophecy Resource (PCY-T, PRPCF-O) has recently upgraded the inferred resources at its Chandgana Khavtgai coal project, in east central Mongolia, to the measured and indicated category.The project’s resource now weighs in at 1.07 billion…


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