Full Metal Minerals likes what it sees in Alaska
Drill results from its 2009 exploration season at the Russian Mountain project in Alaska demonstrated signific…
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
Thompson to build $498M Endako mill
Vancouver – Thompson Creek Metals (TCM-T) announced that it plans on building a new $498 million mill for…
Ivanhoe gets specific on Oyu Tolgoi
With a long awaited investment agreement signed by the Mongolian government, Ivanhoe Mines’ (IVN-T, IVN-N, IVN…
Cliffs says Noront overstated value of its Freewest bid
Four days after Cliffs Natural Resources (CLF-N) upped its bid for Freewest Resources Canada (FWR-V) in an att…
Franco-Nevada goes after International Royalty
Gold-focused royalty company, Franco-Nevada (FNV-T), is planning a $640-million cash bid for its smaller rival…
North American Stock Exchange Indices (December 07, 2009)
52-week Date Nov. 30 Nov. 27 Nov. 26 Nov. 25 Nov. 24 High Low S&P/TSX-Ven Comp 1415.06 1405.60 1419.37 1435.15 1412.41 1435.15 678.62 TSX Composite 11447.20 11464.41 11436.80 11636.90 11539.63…
TSX Venture Short Positions (December 07, 2009)
Short positions outstanding at Nov. 15/09 (with changes from Oct. 31/09).
Exchange Rates (December 07, 2009)
CANADIAN/U. S. EXCHANGE (Bank of Canada noon rate) Date Nov. 30 Nov. 27 Nov. 26 Nov. 25 Nov. 24 US$ in C$ 1.0574 1.0624 1.0595 1.0501 1.0608 C$ in US$ 0.9457 0.9413 0.9438 0.9523 0…
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…
Copper, Gold And Potash Are Top Picks: Scotiabank’s Mohr
Patricia Mohr is vice-president, economics and commodity market specialist, at Scotiabank’s executive offices in Toronto. Mohr is also responsible for commodity market research in Scotia Economics and developed the Scotiabank Commodity Price…
Chile Faces Challenges In Keeping Top Copper Spot
SANTIAGO, CHILE — After a heart-stopping couple of quarters at the start of the year, Chile’s mining industry is back on its feet and preparing for a decade of unprecedented investment and expansion.But while Chile remains rich in minerals…