TSX Venture Short Positions (March 02, 2009)
Short positions outstanding at Feb. 15/09 (with changes from Jan. 31/09).
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
Getting To The Ring Of Fire
Despite the industry slump, exploration in the McFaulds Lake area of northern Ontario continues apace as Noront Resources (NOT-V, NOSOF-O) and other explorers drill off deposits they hope will add up …
Lending Rates (March 02, 2009)
as of 9 a. m. ET. Feb. 24, 2009 (%) Bank of Canada 1.25 Target overnight rate 1.00 Canadian Prime 3.00 U. S. Discount Primary 0.50 U. S. Fed Funds market rate 0-0.25 U. S. Prime …
TSX Short Positions (March 02, 2009)
Short positions outstanding at Feb. 15/09 (with changes from Jan. 31/09).
Producer And Dealer Prices (March 02, 2009)
Antimony: Mid-mkt US$4,400 /t.
Yellow Metal Has Big Companies Flocking To Nunavut
Nunavut celebrates its 10th anniversary in 2009. In recent years, the territory has seen a steady investment in its exploration and mining sector. Exploration and deposit appraisal spending in 2007 re…
Diamonds, Gold And Rare Earths Apples Of NWT’s Eye
The year started with high commodity prices encouraging exploration in the Northwest Territories for diamonds, uranium, and precious and base metals. The optimistic spirit culminated with the opening …
More Investment Leads To More Discoveries In Yukon
The Yukon mineral industry experienced much success in 2008.
Alberta Benefits From Cross-Border Exploration
At the end of Dec. 31, 2008, companies had staked 11.9 million hectares for industrial and metallic minerals in Alberta. In 2008, about 3.1 million hectares of new staking occurred along the Alberta-S…
Saskatchewan’s Potash, Uranium And Coal Garner Unprecedented Interest
In 2007, Saskatchewan continued to have unprecedented growth in mineral exploration and development. The combined value of sales from Saskatchewan mineral production in 2008 was more than $4.5 billion…
Marathon PGM Takes The Long View
SITE VISIT MARATHON, ONT. — In the 40 years that Marathon PGM (MAR-T, MRPGF-O) president and CEO Phillip Walford has been in the mining and…
Boardroom Friction Heats Up For Polar Star
The war being waged in the boardroom of Polar Star Mining (PSR-V, POSRF-O) just got uglier.