Semafo Posts Record Financial, Operational Results
It may have been a year many companies would prefer to forget, but 2008 was one of the best years in Semafo’s (SMF-T, SEMFF-O) history.
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
Bigger Is Better For Juniors Magellan And Chapleau
Junior explorers Magellan Minerals (MNM-V, MAGNF-O) and Chapleau Resources (CHI-V, CHRRF-O) believe they’d be better off if they combined their exploration and development efforts in northern Brazil.
Capella Stock Soars On Lajitas Gold Intercept
Capella Resources (KPS-V) has intersected 105 metres of 1.59 gram gold per tonne in a drill hole on its Lajitas project in the Maricunga district of the Andes in northern Chile. The intercept starts a…
Paramount Gold And Silver Trades Major Stake For $9M
VANCOUVER–Through a $9-million financing, Paramount Gold and Silver (PZG-T, PZG-X) is selling as much as a quarter of the company to Toronto-based FCMI Financial.
Daily Metal Prices (April 13, 2009)
Date Apr. 6 Apr. 3 Apr. 2 Apr. 1 Mar. 30 BASE METALS (London Metal Exchange — Midday official cash/3-month prices, US$ per tonne) Al Alloy 1310/1350 1270/1300 1235/1270 1201/1240 1240/1240 …
North American Stock Exchange Indices (April 13, 2009)
52-week Date Apr. 6 Apr. 3 Apr. 2 Apr. 1 Mar. 31 High Low S&P/TSX-Ven Comp 963.17 975.59 978.27 970.09 956.81 2735.30 678.62 TSX Composite 9016.17 9065.76 9073.14 8941.82 8…
Denison Records US$80M Loss
VANCOUVER — The economic downturn has hit the uranium market hard and Canadian producer Denison Mines (DML-T, DNN-X) is feeling the pinch. In recent months, the company reported a 2008 loss of US$80….
TSX Venture Short Positions (April 13, 2009)
Short positions outstanding at Mar. 31/09 (with changes from Mar. 15/09).
Dividends (April 13, 2009)
Note:Vale will pay $0.4795 for all shares on Apr 30 and Oct 30. Anglo American has suspended its dividend which totals $0.44* for the year. Teck Cominco and Harry Winston Diamond have also suspended t…
Uranium Days Over In BC, Again
VANCOUVER– The prospect of uranium mining in B. C. received a final blow in March, as the provincial government moved to prohibit the chief mine inspector from issuing uranium and thorium exploration…
Temporary Shutdowns Planned For Diavik
To deal with a global drop in diamond demand, Rio Tinto (RTP-N, RIO-L) is planning two shutdowns at the Diavik mine in the Northwest Territories in the coming months, as well as further delays to the …
U. S. Markets – March 31-April 6
U. S. equity markets rallied during the Mar. 31-Apr. 6 reporting period, with the Dow-Jones Industrial Average up 454 points, or 6%, to 7,976, the S&P 500 index adding 48 points, or 6.1%, to 835, …