Andean Resources into more gold and silver at Cerro Negro
Vancouver – For Andean Resources (AND-T, AND-A) recent drilling has cut significant grades of gold and silver at bo…
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
Denison solidifies itself via Korean deal
In the face of tough economic times Denison Mines (DML-T) is choosing the path of prudence, and the market is noddi…
More copper capacity should go off-line, conference told
Delegates to the 8th world copper conference held in Santiago in early April heard a number of presentations about …
Rusal feels the chill in Guinea
Guinean President Moussa Camara says Russia’s Rusal short changed the government on a 2006 deal and will seek remed…
Cliffs Natural Resources idles metallurgical coal output
As the economic crisis continues to squash demand for steel, Cliffs Natural Resources (CLF-N) is idling some of its…
Mosaic’s profit plummets 89% in third quarter
Lower sales and production along with higher costs for materials and reduced selling prices were to blame for Mosai…
Rio Tinto-Chinalco Mega-Deal Clears Its First Hurdle
Australia’s competition regulators aren’t objecting to a US$19.5 billion investment in Rio Tinto (RTP-N, RIO-L) from state-owned Aluminum Corp. of China (ACH-N), or Chinalco.
Axmin Sees Potential Gold Mine In Sierra Leone
VANCOUVER — A scoping study on Axmin’s (AXM-V, AXMIF-O) Komahun joint-venture gold project in Sierra Leone, about 250 km east of Freetown, has indicated it would be economic to develop.
First Resource On Fronteer’s Long Canyon
Fronteer Development Group’s (FRG-T, FRG-X) has long said that its Long Canyon gold deposit in the heart of the Pequop mountain range in northeastern Nevada may define an entirely new gold trend, and …
Tower Hill Raises $10M, Doubles Livengood Drill Program
VANCOUVER — A March financing brought in twice as much as it expected, so International Tower Hill Mines (ITH-V, THM-X) has doubled the size of its drill program at the Livengood gold project in Alas…
Spot Prices (April 13, 2009)
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Daily Metal Prices (April 13, 2009)
Date Apr. 6 Apr. 3 Apr. 2 Apr. 1 Mar. 30 BASE METALS (London Metal Exchange — Midday official cash/3-month prices, US$ per tonne) Al Alloy 1310/1350 1270/1300 1235/1270 1201/1240 1240/1240 …