Taseko Sells Gibraltar Stake To Sojitz For $180M
Taseko Mines (TKO-T, TGB-X) is in the money.
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
Golden Band Revamps Golden Heart In Saskatchewan
Golden Band Resources (GBN-V) wants to be seen as the key junior gold play for Saskatchewan.
Ivanhoe And Rio Tinto Get Set To Start Construction At Oyu Tolgoi
With a long-awaited investment agreement finally signed by the Mongolian government, Ivanhoe Mines( IVN-T, IVN-N)and Rio Tinto (RTP-N, RIO-L) are getting down to the nitty-gritty of building a mine.
Platinex Settlement Sets The Tone For Ontario Disputes
It’s always been a small, grassroots venture that never particularly gripped the market’s attention on its technical merits, but Platinex’s Big Trout Lake platinum group metals project in far northwes…
Taking The Long View On Carbon And Climate Change
The Earth has been emitting and absorbing carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) for more than half a billion years. The primary sources of current emissions are the roughly 500 active volcanic fields on the planet’s…
TNM’s Editorial Stance On Climate Change ‘Mystifying’
The Northern Miner’s editorial comments on climate change leave me mystified. A recent example is the editorial in the Dec. 7- 13/09 issue, but the substance and tone have remained largely the same fo…
Two Die In Plane Crash Near Iamgold’s Niobec Mine
A plane crash near Iamgold’s (IMG-T, IAG-N)Niobec mine in Quebec’s Saguenay region has left two flight crew members dead and two passengers in hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
Exchange Rates (December 21, 2009)
CANADIAN/U. S. EXCHANGE (Bank of Canada noon rate) Date Dec. 14 Dec. 11 Dec. 10 Dec. 9 Dec. 8 US$ in C$ 1.0593 1.0585 1.0519 1.0552 1.0604 C$ in US$ 0.9440 0.9447 0.9507 0.9477 0.9…
Newstrike Buys Goldcorp’s Stake In Morelos For $52M In Cash And Shares
An advanced-stage gold project in Mexico will soon be in the hands of two Canadian juniors.
Rubicon Hikes Red Lake Spending
As soon as Rubicon Minerals (RMX-T, RBY-X) completes a $25-million first-phase drill program at the Phoenix gold project in Red Lake at the end of the first quarter of 2010, it will embark on a $60-mi…
Avanti Delivers Positive Prefeasibility For Kitsault
VANCOUVER — With the receipt of a positive prefeasibility study, Avanti Mining (AVT-V) has taken another step towards its goal of reopening the historic Kitsault molybdenum mine in northern British C…
First Quantum Rises On $260M Offer For Kiwara
VANCOUVER — Dipping into its US$800-million treasury, First Quantum Minerals (FM-T) is buying Zambian base metals explorer Kiwara (KWR-J) in a cash-and-shares deal worth US$260 million. Investors hap…