New claims tax unfair to Nevada explorers
The following is an open letter from John Gardiner, president and CEO of Nevadafocused junior mineral explorer, Taranis Resources, to the president of the Nevada Mining Association, Tim Crowley.
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
NZ gov’t proposes opening land to miners
New Zealand is facing a political divide on its government’s proposal to open up conservation land for mining.
PRODUCER AND DEALER PRICES (March 29, 2010)
Antimony: Mid-mkt US$5750.00/t.
NORTH AMERICAN STOCK EXCHANGE INDICES (March 29, 2010)
52-week Date Mar. 22 Mar. 19 Mar. 18 Mar. 17 Mar. 16 High Low S&P/TSX-Ven Comp 1554.59 1564.06 1574.86 1577.78 1578.53 1628.72 901.80 TSX Composite 11967.17 11947.98 12040.01 12100.66 12089.40…
LENDING RATES (March 29, 2010)
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INTERNATIONAL QUOTES (March 29, 2010)
Australia (A$) Mar 23 Mar 09 Change Aquila Resources 10.65 10.7 -0.05 Bendigo Mining 0.24 0.24 0.00 Centennial Coal 4.13 3.93 0.20 Fortescue Res 4.79 4.84 -0.05 Iluka…
Technical Analysis Report: Oilsands plays
Despite the recent ill wishes from the World Wildlife Fund and Canadian actress Neve Campbell, the development of Alberta’s oilsands continues unabated.While a WWF report and a new documentary narrated by Campbell simultaneously unleashed…
China’s toehold in the oilsands may become a larger footprint (March 29, 2010)
Last September, China made its biggest jump into Canada’s oilsands with PetroChina (PTR-N) slapping down $1.9 billion for a 60% stake in two undeveloped projects near Fort McMurray in northern Alberta owned by privately held Athabasca Oil Sands…
Suncor’s Firebag expansion gets OK
The first two stages of Suncor Energy’s (SU-T, SU-N) Firebag in situ oilsands project have been in operation since 2003 and 2005, respectively, with combined production of about 60,000 barrels per day. Stage three has a planned production…
BP returns to the oilsands
VANCOUVER — BP (BP-N, BP-L) has made a big swing back into Canada’s oilsands with two separate deals to develop properties in the Athabasca region.BP struck a deal with privately-held Value Creation to take a majority stake in the 740-sq.-km…
S. Pacific buys McKay remainder
Southern Pacific (STP-V) has signed a deal to increase its stake in the McKay oilsands project 45 km northwest of Fort McMurray, Alta., from 80% to 100%.Southern Pacific has agreed to pay $33 million for 59 sections of land from Bounty…
UTS: a rare breed on the oilsands (March 29, 2010)
UTS Energy (UTS-T) has established itself as a rarity amongst oilsands juniors.After warding off a hostile takeover bid from Paris-based oil giant Total (TOT-N) last year, the Calgary-based company now holds key positions in three significant…