Trevali arranging US$20M loan for Peruvian hydro project
Vancouver – Banco Internacional del Peru (Interbank) and law firm Estudio Eschecopar are helping Trevali Resources …
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
US Gold reports strong results from El Gallo, Mexico
Rob McEwen, the man who founded Goldcorp (G-T, GG-N) and discovered one of the world’s richest gold mines at Red La…
Mongolia’s cabinet endorses in principle Oyu Tolgoi draft agreement
Shares of Ivanhoe Mines (IVN-T, IVN-q) rose 2% or 11¢ to $5.99 apiece in mid-morning trading following news th…
Border coal beds start to develop for Goldsource
Vancouver – A steady stream of coal intercepts is helping Goldsource Mines’ (GXS-V) share price re-gain some grou…
MacArthur’s $100-million pay day disappears
Vancouver – It seemed too good to be true and it was: MacArthur Minerals (MMS-V) fell 45% on news that a $100-mil…
Lundin loses US$957M in 2008
Vancouver – Lundin Mining (LUN-T) lost almost US$1 billion in 2008 and now carries US$267 million in debt followi…
Rubicon expands its Red Lake jewel
RED LAKE, ONT. – In summer, Red Lake (population 5,000) is a charming place, well known for its abundant fishing …
International Quotes (March 02, 2009)
Australia (A$) Feb 24 Feb 17 Change Bendigo Mining 0.22 0.23 -0.01 Kingsgate Cons. 4.87 4.20 0.67 Lion Selection Ltd 0.93 0.84 0.09 Newcrest Mining 32.98 34.28 -1.30 …
Exchange Rates (March 02, 2009)
CANADIAN/U. S. EXCHANGE (Bank of Canada noon rate) Date Feb. 23 Feb. 20 Feb. 19 Feb. 18 Feb. 17 US$ in C$ 1.2512 1.2541 1.2595 1.2596 1.2601 C$ in US$ 0.7992 0.7974 0.7940 0.7939 0…
Nayarit Hunts High Grade At Orion
SITE VISIT ANIMAS, MEXICO — Nayarit Gold’s (NYG-V, NYRTF-O) vice-president of exploration, Hall Stewart, would love to go chasing veins on the company’s 1,120-sq.-km Orion…
Silver Spruce And The ‘Silver Bonanza’ Puzzle
Silver Spruce Resources (SSE-V, SSEBF-O) has learned through experience in Mexico that silver solder is routinely used in diamond drill bits and that destruction of these bits, especially if water cir…
Canadian Gold Mutual Funds (March 02, 2009)
Featured Fund: BMO precious metals as of 12/31/08 (in weighted order): Kinross Gold, Allied Nevada Gold, Agnico-Eagle Mines, Goldcorp, Red Back Mining, San Gold, Quadra Mining, Franco-Nevada, Lihir Go…