Articles by Northern Miner Staff



Daily Metal Prices (September 07, 2009)

Date Aug. 31 Aug. 28 Aug. 27 Aug. 26 Aug. 25 BASE METALS (London Metal Exchange — Midday official cash/3-month prices, US$ per tonne) Al Alloy Holiday 1720/1750 1680/1710 1695/1760 1690/172…






Exchange Rates (September 07, 2009)

CANADIAN/U. S. EXCHANGE (Bank of Canada noon rate) Date Aug. 31 Aug. 28 Aug. 27 Aug. 26 Aug. 25 US$ in C$ 1.0967 1.0879 1.0960 1.0991 1.0782 C$ in US$ 0.9118 0.9192 0.9124 0.9098 0…


Dividends (September 07, 2009)

Note: Vale will pay $0.4795 for common and prf class A shares on Oct 30. Norilsk Nickel plans to pay div of more than 25% of net profit H1 2009. Alcoa will pay US93.75 cents per share on its US$3.75 c…


Repealed Tax Bodes Well For Ivanhoe

VANCOUVER — Just over three years ago, when producers and explorers operating in Mongolia were slammed with a 68% windfall tax on copper and gold profits, their share prices tanked. Ivanhoe Mines (IVN-T, IVN-N), for example, which is advancing…


The Agsao inclined shaft at the eastern end of Medusa Mining's Co-O gold mining complex in the Philippines.

Medusa Ramps Up Low-Cost Co-O Mine In Philippines

While Medusa Mining (MML-A, MML-L) is focused solely on Mindanao in the southern Philippines, its Co-O mine on the island’s eastern end has proven to be so bountiful that the company is rapidly transforming itself into a profitable,…


Eldorado Strikes $2B Deal For Sino

Eldorado Gold (ELD-T, EGO-X) has offered $2 billion in shares for China-focused Sino Gold (SIOGF-O, SGX-A) in a friendly deal that would see the company’s gold production climb to 550,000 oz. this year.In June, Eldorado bought a 19.8% stake…


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