2008


Blue Note to close Caribou and Restigouche

Blue Note Mining (BN-T, BNMFF-o) is the latest miner to join the care and maintenance club after less than a year of commercial production at its Caribou and Restigouche zinc-lead mines in Bathurst, N…


DAILY METAL PRICES (October 27, 2008)

Date Oct. 20 Oct. 17 Oct. 16 Oct. 15 Oct. 14 BASE METALS (London Metal Exchange — Midday official cash/3-month prices, US$ per tonne) Al Alloy 1645/1720 1710/1760 1715/1760 1805/1850 1795/1…



Newmont rethinks Hope Bay (October 27, 2008)

Rather than proceed with a mine plan conceived by former owner Miramar Mining that would see production begin this year, Denver, Colo.-based Newmont Mining (nmc-t, nem-n) has taken a step back at the …


Noront CEO speaks out

In the midst of a proxy fight with a dissident shareholder, Noront Resources (NOT-V, NOSOF-o) has fired back with a positive scoping study for development of its Eagle One copper-nickel-platinum group…


Plunging PGM prices force Lac des les shutdown

A dramatic drop in platinum and palladium prices has forced North American Palladium (PDL-T, PAL-x) to temporarily shut down its Lac des les mine, near Thunder Bay, Ont., which has been operating bel…


Grayme Anthony, president and chief executive officer of Houston Lake Mining.

Houston Lake digs Kenora

SITE VISIT Kenora, ONT. — The rolling hills and quiet lakes outside of Kenora, Ont., offer up many an idyllic Canadian panorama. The casual Sunday driver would be forgiven for…



IMPERIAL METALS Geologists Lee Ferreira (left) and Melissa Darney examine core drilled at Imperial Metals' Mount Polley open-pit copper-gold mine, in central British Columbia.

Imperial Metals shores up Mount Polley mine

Vancouver — Continuing exploration at the Mount Polley open-pit copper-gold mine in central British Columbia is finding exactly what Imperial Metals (III-T, IPMLF-o) seeks: high-grade intercepts.



DIVIDENDS (October 27, 2008)

Note: Vale will pay $0.52* on common and pr sh in two instlmnts on Apr 30 and Oct 31. Alcoa will pay its quarterly div of US$0.9375 for US$3.75 cmltv…


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