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An underground view of operations at Revett Silver's Troy mine in Lincoln, Cty., Mont. Royal Gold financed the mine in exchange for royalties.

Royalty financing — old is new again

Denver, Colo. — Most people affiliated with the mining industry know how large a modern project can be. The size and scope, the technical know-how, and even the equipment, all serve as tangible evide…


Michael Samis

Improving mine valuation

The mining industry is actively searching for better quantitative methods of assessing project uncertainty, managing the effects of uncertainty resolution, and the impact it has on project value….




Grounded: Crystallex executives didn't know it at the time but this photo of company executives pushing a plane stuck on a runway in Venezuela -- taken by The Northern Miner during a recent site visit -- would serve as a metaphor for the company's troubles in the Latin American nation. The Crystallex saga in Venezuela took a strange turn recently when President Hugo Chavez made statements in support of nationalizing the country's mineral assets.

Crystallex rides out hurricane Hugo

Shares in Crystallex International (KRY-T, KRY-X) continued their roller-coaster ride on Sept. 27, falling 32, or nearly 17% to $1.58 in afternoon trading in Toronto….


Boleo economics meet hurdle (October 03, 2005)

A preliminary economic study on the Boleo base metal deposit in the state of Baja California Sur, Mexico, shows the project is attractive enough to justify a final feasibility study….



Spot Prices Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2005 Courtesy of Scotiabank

Precious Metals Price (US$/oz.) Change
Gold $465.65 +16.95
Silver $7.30 +0.31
Platinum…


Mine finders

— The following is an excerpt from Mining Explained, published by the The Northern Miner….


Commodities shine in U.S.

Oil and gas, gold, copper, and fixed-price commodities such as coal have all enjoyed rallies of late, but trading activity was a mixed bag on U.S. markets over the report period Sept. 20-26, with gold…


TSX wobbles on oil and gas uncertainty

Led by energy shares, Canadian stocks broke through the 11,000-mark for the second time in seven days to close at 11,005.47, down some 19.26 points during the report period ended Sept. 26. While hurri…


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