Articles by Northern Miner Staff

While a significant number of investors are optimistic that the worst is behind them, and a weak U.S. dollar is helping prop up prices in the commodities sector, Toronto’s resource-heavy TSX composite…

After a week of losses, the S&P/ TSX Venture composite index resumed its gradual increase over the March 23-29 week, adding 17.64 points to close at 1572.23. Daily trading volumes were strong, ave…

U.S. equity markets were relatively subdued in the week following the successful passage of U.S. President Barack Obama’s landmark healthcare plan through Congress. While a falling dollar boosted comm…

COURTESY OF SCOTIABANK

Metal stocks (in tonnes) held in London Metal Exchange warehouses at opening, March 30, 2010 (change from Mar. 23 in brackets):

Antimony: Mid-mkt US$5750.00/t.

Short positions outstanding at Mar. 15/10 (with changes from Feb. 28/10).

Short positions outstanding at Mar. 15/10 (with changes from Feb. 28/10).

Note:Cameco is increasing its annual div to 28 cents per sahre from 26 cents. Alcoa pays qrtly div of US93 cents on cultv prf stk on April 1, close March 12. Merrex Gold shareholders will receive div …

Metal lease rates from www.kitco.com

Australia (A$) Mar 30 Mar 23 Change Aquila Resources 10.65 10.65 0 Bendigo Mining 0.23 0.24 -0.01 Centennial Coal 4.15 4.13 0.02 Fortescue Res 4.96 4.79 0.17 Iluka Re…

Only weeks after copper producer Quadra Mining (QUA-T, QADMF-O) struck a US$900-million joint-venture deal with China’s State Grid International Development, a subsidiary of State Grid Corp. of China,…