OP-ED: TNM Editorial ‘Deplorable’
The deplorable attitude displayed in your recent editorial (T.N.M. Oct. 1-7, 2007) on Northgate Minerals’ rejected Kemess North project (“. . . stone age-inducing, shamanistic values such as ‘water is…
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Armed Standoff Leads to Legal Battle in Peru
Vancouver — A metal gate manned by armed guards that has blocked access to mining claims held by two different juniors since June, has touched off a legal standoff in Peru.
CNQ Trading — Oct. 16-22, 2007
STOCK TICKER VOLUME(100s) HIGH LOW LAST CHANGE HIGH LOW Alliance Mining AMCL 100 0.15 0.15 0.15 +0.05 0.15 0.10 Avanti Mining AVMI 1700 0.66 0.60 0.66 0.01 0.69 0.40 Bird…
Lundin Maps Out Production Growth
Vancouver — Lundin Mining (LUN-T, LMC-N) has ambitious growth plans for its Neves-Corvo copper-zinc mine in Portugal and at the Zinkgruvan zinc-lead-silver mine in Sweden.
Is a Cassiar Revival in Sight?
SITE VISIT Cassiar, B.C. — For more than 10 years, Cassiar was a ghost town. The northern B.C. town had thrived on an asbestos mine for 40 years but in…
Mercator Taking Run at Tyler
Copper producer Mercator Minerals (ML-T, MLKKF-O) has announced it will make a takeover offer for Calgary-based explorer Tyler Resources (TYS-V, TYRRF-O), to gain control of Tyler’s Bahuerachi copper …
ATW Venture Buys Gold Mine Down Under
Vancouver — ATW Venture (ATW-V) has cut a deal to buy a gold mining operation and surrounding land package in a historic gold belt in Western Australia.
U.S. Markets Oct. 16-22
The U.S. markets were troubled over the Oct. 16-22 trading period as renewed credit concerns, less than impressive corporate earnings and rising oil prices rattled investors. The trading period was ov…
Dividends (October 29, 2007)
Company Div.($) Pay Date Record Date Noranda Income 0.085 Oct 25 Sept 30 Goldcorp 0.015* Oct 26 Oct 19 Freeport McMoRan 0.3125* Nov 1 Oct 15 C Vale Rio Doce…
Lending Rates (October 29, 2007)
as of 9 a.m. ET, Oct. 15, 2007(%)
BID-ASK — Oct. 16-22, 2007
STOCK EXC BID ASK LAST HIGH LO Affinor Res V 0.16 0.17 0.16 0.295 0.12 Andean Am Mng V 0.67 0.71 0.71 1.10 0.485 Antoro Res V 0.12 0.125 0.125…
Niblack Goes Underground to Decode Vms Showings
SITE VISIT Ketchikan, Alaska — The float plane skims along the water, delivering visitors to the rugged shores of Prince of Wales Island. Steep, thickly forested hills rise up out…