MacTung shows strength for NA Tungsten
Vancouver – It would cost almost $400 million to build an underground mine at one of the largest undeveloped tung…
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
Skyline proves positive economics for Bronson Slope
Vancouver – A preliminary economic assessment of Skyline Gold’s (SK-V) Bronson Slope gold-copper-silver project i…
Apollo gets the money, but at what price?
Apollo Gold (APG-T, AGT-X) now has the money it needs to push ahead with the construction of its Black Fox gold min…
Caterpillar lays off close to 24,000 workers
It was less than a year ago that warp-speed growth in the mining and construction industries was causing industry-w…
Short Position Report (February 23, 2009)
TSX Short PositionsShort positions outstanding at Feb. 15/09 (w…
Chinalco Deal Rankles Rio Tinto Shareholders
The sixth trading week of 2009 saw a blockbuster deal struck between Rio Tinto and Aluminum Corp. of China (Chinalco), which has the Chinese state-owned major pumping a much larger than anticipated US…
TSX Venture Exchange Feb. 10-13
It was modest gains on the S&P/TSX Venture composite index for the truncated Feb. 10-13 reporting period. The Venture board gained 24.54 points to close the week at 925.64 points. It posted gains …
Toronto Stock Exchange Feb. 10-13
The TSX was down during the holiday-shortened Feb. 10-13 trading period, with the S&P/TSX composite index losing 369 points, or 4.1%, to 8,678. The drop was triggered by doubts about the effective…
Lme Warehouse Levels (February 23, 2009)
Metal stocks (in tonnes) held in London Metal Exchange warehouses at opening, Feb. 17, 2009 (change from Feb. 10 in brackets):
Spot Prices (February 23, 2009)
COURTESY OF SCOTIABANK
Producer And Dealer Prices (February 23, 2009)
Antimony: Mid-mkt US$4,350 /t.
Daily Metal Prices (February 23, 2009)
Date Feb. 16 Feb. 13 Feb. 12 Feb. 11 Feb. 10 BASE METALS (London Metal Exchange — Midday official cash/3-month prices, US$ per tonne) Al Alloy 1075.50/1111 1100.50/1135 1100.50/1130 1100/1125…