Editorial: Atleo wins AFN chiefdom
There was a notable generational change last week at the leadership level of Canada’s largest national abori…
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
Svetloye gold project keeps providing promise for Fortress
Vancouver – Preparing for a drill program in Russia’s far east is not easy but Fortress Minerals (FTS-V) is be…
Copper Mountain boosts reserves, mine life at Similco
Vancouver – A revised mine plan for Copper Mountain Mining’s (CUM-T) Similco project foresees the mine produci…
Etruscan ups resources in Mali
There’s more gold in the ground for Etruscan Resources (EET-T).The Halifax-based company announced a 60% inc…
Sparton Resources nails $1.7 million loan for China acquisition
Toronto-based junior Sparton Resources (SRI-V) has secured a $1.7 million loan to raise its stake in a coal an…
Northern Freegold has 1 million oz. at Freegold Mountain
Vancouver – After three years of drilling Northern Freegold Resources (NFG-V) has defined an initial resource …
Moto waits for Red Back to make a competing bid
While most analysts already agreed that Randgold Resource’s (GOLD-Q, RRS-L) $546-million cash and share offer …
Boroo back on track for Centerra
When mining at its Boroo mine in Mongolia was first suspended Centerra Gold (CG-T) had to contend with the pos…
Selkirk Metals to get hitched with Imperial Metals
The wedding invitations are in the mail and it looks like shareholders will be the first to join the party.
China demand boosts aluminium prices
Growing optimism about China’s demand for cars, property and power grid construction coupled with a weaker US …
LME Warehouse Levels (July 27, 2009)
Metal stocks (in tonnes) held in London Metal Exchange warehouses at opening, July 21, 2009 (change from July 14 in brackets):
Daily Metal Prices (July 27, 2009)
Date July 20 July 17 July 16 July 15 June 14 BASE METALS (London Metal Exchange — Midday official cash/3-month prices, US$ per tonne) Al Alloy 1540/1550 1481/1520 1460/1485 1450/1480 1415/1…