Tower Hill Jumps On Livengood Economics
VANCOUVER — Positive results from the first economic assessment of the Livengood gold discovery in Alaska propelled International Tower Hill Mines’ (ITH-T) share price, already up 600% for the year, …
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
Newmont Moves Boddington Into Commercial Production
News that Newmont Mining’s (NMC-T, NEM-N) Boddington operation in Western Australia has achieved commercial production and that it is making headway in Indonesia, helped push the gold major’s shares t…
C-300 Still Flawed
Canada’s mining industry spent a rare week under the national media’s heat lamps, as many reporters rallied to support the anti-mining Bill C-300, which is sponsored by backbench federal Liberal membe…
Platinum, Palladium Demand Dips In 2009: Johnson Matthey
A 4.4% decline in net global platinum demand and a 3.8% fall in net global palladium is expected in 2009, according to the latest market survey by metals specialists Johnson Matthey.
AME BC Names Annual Award Recipients
VANCOUVER– The Association for Mineral Exploration in British Columbia (AME BC) has announced the winners of its 2009 awards, which are presented annually to individuals or teams who have made signif…
U.S. Markets – November 24-30
U. S. markets reeled after word came out of Dubai that some of its state-run conglomerates had to delay massive debt repayments. And while markets bounced back after a mid-period selloff that followed…
Producer And Dealer Prices (December 07, 2009)
Antimony: Mid-mkt US$6,050/t.
Daily Metal Prices (December 07, 2009)
Date Nov. 30 Nov. 27 Nov. 26 Nov. 25 Nov. 24 BASE METALS (London Metal Exchange — Midday official cash/3-month prices, US$ per tonne) Al Alloy 1830/1850 1790/1820 1800/1830 1810/1840 1800/1…
International Quotes (December 07, 2009)
Australia (A$) Dec 1 Nov. 10 Change Aquila Resources 10.29 8.02 2.27 Bendigo Mining 0.25 0.24 0.01 Centennial Coal 3.36 3.36 0.00 Fortescue Res 4.27 3.90 0.37 Iluka R…
Long-Term Outlook For Aluminum Bright
There now seems little doubt that July will prove to be the low point for primary aluminum production within the International Aluminum Institute’s (IAI) reporting area. Output (excluding China) in October rose for the third consecutive month…
Will Congress Enact U. S. Hardrock Royalties?
VANCOUVER — These days the refrain “our project is on patented ground” has slipped its way into the sales pitch of the American mineral explorer. The song of the patented owes its inspiration to Congress, where three major bills are alive –…
Anatolia Builds Oxide Mine At Copler In Turkey
VANCOUVER — The Copler gold-silver project is shining for Anatolia Minerals Development (ANO-T, ALIAF-O): construction of an open-pit, heap-leach operation at Copler got under way in October and now …