Great Basin Gold buys mill for Hollister
Vancouver – Great Basin Gold (GBG-T) is trying to get two mines into production within the next six months and in r…
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
Fortress cuts 111 metres of 19 grams gold
Vancouver – Fortress Minerals (FST-V) pulled out a long and tantalizingly high-grade gold intercept from the Amy zo…
Mexivada starts artisanal diamond mining in Sierra Leone
The 968-carat “Star of Sierra Leone” diamond was discovered in 1972 — just a few miles north of where …
Best-ever zinc grades at Scott Lake
Cogitore Resources (WOO-V) reported its best-ever zinc grades from recent drilling at Scott Lake near Chibouga…
Luna ends drill program with strong results
Luna Gold (LGC-V) struck upon some promising results at its Cachoeira gold project in northeastern Brazil as it wra…
Dividends (December 08, 2008)
Note: Alcoa will pay its quarterly div of US$0.9375 for US$3.75 cmltv pr sh on Jan 1, rec Dec 12. Xstrata Canada will pay $0.2863 div for pref sh series…
Reed Lake Drilling Paying Off For VMS Ventures
Vancouver — The Reed Lake discovery continues to return solid copper-zinc-silver-gold intersections for VMS Ventures (VMS-V, VMSTF-O).
Spot Prices (December 08, 2008)
COURTESY OF SCOTIABANK
Producer And Dealer Prices (December 08, 2008)
Antimony: Mid-mkt US$5,700 /t.
Global Financial Crisis Sends Deal Value Down
The value of mergers and acquisitions in the metals industry this year will fall far short of last year’s total and the outlook for the first half of 2009 doesn’t look very promising, PricewaterhouseC…
Editorial: BHP Billiton Dodges A US$42B Bullet
The week ended Nov. 29, the 48th trading week of 2008, was characterized by a couple of things that didn’t happen.
Sherritt Buckles Down After Strong Q3
Although Sherritt International (S-T, SHERF-o) had a strong third quarter, the company says it will cut back on spending in the new year as it braces for much weaker fourth-quarter results.