Iron ore: will benchmark pricing go?
With the growth of spot pricing for iron ore, it looks as if the existing system, based on a benchmark price set by…
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
Kinbauri share-price up 50% on rejection of Orvana offer
Vancouver – It appears as if a battle for Kinbauri’s Gold’s (KNB-V, KINBF-O) primary asset, a 100% stake in the E…
Riverstone defines gold deposit in Burkina Faso
Vancouver – Five years after deciding to focus its gold exploration efforts on Burkina Faso, Riverstone Resources…
Mining big wigs discuss social responsibility at CIM conference
Tapping into the Canadian economy will solve the issue of poverty more than counting on the government, said Phil F…
Zinc comeback propels Breakwater
Zinc prices have come back from the dead, and their return has breathed new life into Breakwater Resources (BWR-T)….
LME Warehouse Levels (May 11, 2009)
Metal stocks (in tonnes) held in London Metal Exchange warehouses at opening, May 5, 2009 (change from Apr. 28 in brackets): Aluminium Alloy 95460 (1060) Aluminium 3797125 (+71150) Copper 39…
TSX Venture Exchange April 28 -May 4
On the whole, the April 28-May 5 reporting period was a positive one for the TSX Venture Exchange. The Venture board managed to stay above the 1,000-mark, rising 2.4% to 1,027.19 points.
Toronto Stock Exchange April 28 -May 4
Toronto stocks posted solid gains during the April 28-May 4 reporting period, with the S&P/TSX composite index up 476 points, or 5.1%, to 9,870, the highest level since early November. The Capped …
U.S. Markets April 28 -May 4
Easing fears about a swine flu pandemic and moderating housing data helped buoy U. S. markets during the April 28-May 4 reporting period. The National Association of Realtors reported that its Pending…
Russia: A Land Of Opportunities And Risks
In our April 27-May 3/09 issue, we wrote about Russia’s new strategic sectors law, and about the Canada-Russia Mining Conference, organized by the Canada Eurasia Russia Business Association (CERBA) an…
Chrysler, GM Woes Hit Metal Suppliers
It was a dramatic and disturbing business week in North America during the 17th trading week of the year, as large ownership stakes in GM and Chrysler swiftly wound up in the hands of the U. S. govern…
Timminco Merges Magnesium Assets With China’s Winca
If you can’t beat them — join them. That was the rationale behind Timminco’s (TIM-T, TIMNF-O) decision to merge its remaining magnesium extrusion assets with a private Chinese enterprise called Winca…