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2007
Adriana Grads Land for Iron Port in Brazil
Vancouver — Seizing a development opportunity afforded by surging demand for iron, Adriana Resources (ADI-V, ANARF-O) is optioning shoreline property in Brazil to develop an iron ore port facility to…
Tamerlane to Revive Pine Point
Vancouver — Tamerlane Ventures (TAM-V, TMLVF-O) is poised to develop a new mine on the site of one of Canada’s most successful base metals mines, with a positive feasibility study and updated reserve…
Single Hole Sends Sheffield Higher
Good results from just one drill hole were enough to lift shares of Sheffield Resources (SLD-V, SLDOF-O) by 27% on the market recently.
Acadian Mining Rewarded by Broader Focus
Years of underinvestment in exploration and new zinc mine capacity, coupled with low zinc prices, screamed opportunity for Acadian Gold.
Sherritt Finances Ambatovy
A US$2.1-billion debt financing deal has just brought Sherritt International (S-T, SHERF-O) one step closer to mining nickel on the Eden-like island of Madagascar in the Indian Ocean.
Selwyn Wrestles With Daunting Potential of Howard’s Pass
SITE VISIT Whitehorse, Yukon — Everything about Sel- wyn Resources’ (SWN-V, SWNLF-O) Howard’s Pass project is big: the lead and zinc resource, the potential mineralization between each deposit, and the…
El Nino Ventures Fast-Tracks DRC Copper Project
Jean Luc Roy knows a thing or two about fast-tracking projects in Africa. The president and chief executive of El Nino Ventures (ELN-V, ELNOF-O) has spent 19 years working in sub-Saharan Africa managi…
Editorial: Credit Crunch Cramps Miners’ Style
Mining companies and investors spent much of the week ended Aug. 25, the 35th trading week of 2007, licking their wounds and laying low after the previous week’s bloodletting on the world markets, whi…
Letter to the Editor: Kudos to Our Tables
Reading The Northern Miner now takes me about one half-hour longer.
North American Stock Exchange Indices (September 03, 2007)
Date Aug. 27 Aug. 24 Aug. 23 Aug. 22 Aug. 21 High Low S&P/TSX-Ven Comp 2632.68 2639.48 2586.60 2588.11 2530.84 3372.00 2291.43 TSX Composite 13487.43 13520.33 13451.11 13463.14 13238.71 14646.82…
CNQ Trading — August 21-27, 2007
STOCK TICKER VOLUME(100s) HIGH LOW LAST CHANGE HIGH LOW Avanti Mining AVMI 150 0.50 0.50 0.50 0.00 0.50 0.50 Bison Gold Exp BGEI 680 0.20 0.115 0.20 + 0.08 0.60…