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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…



Facilities at the Frontier project site.

First Quantum closes Frontier

VANCOUVER — The saga of First Quantum Minerals’ (FM-T, FQM-L) wranglings in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has taken another turn with the company suspending operations at its Frontier co…


A sign outside Great Basin Gold's Burnstone project in South Africa.

Great Basin rises as Burnstone advances

VANCOUVER — Great Basin Gold (GBG-T) has added some 3.5 million oz. to the gold count at its Burnstone project in South Africa, where a year of construction has brought the new mine within sight of c…


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….



Are stock options still ideal for mining execs?

In the smoking ruins of the global financial crisis, renewed attention has been focused on executive incentives and whether efforts to earn higher compensation promoted executive behaviour that create…


Technical Analysis Report: Examining macro trends

With fears of a double-dip recession growing, and volatility being the rule of the day, The Northern Miner thought it would be a good time to take a macro view of where markets may be trending.


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 …



EXCHANGE RATES (September 06, 2010)

CANADIAN/U. S. EXCHANGE (Bank of Canada noon rate) Date Aug 30 Aug 27 Aug 26 Aug 25 Aug 24 US$ in C$ 1.0562 1.0546 1.0546 1.0642 1.0563 C$ in US$ 0.9468 0.9482 0.9482 0.9397 0.9467…



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