BHP Backs In On Peregrine’s Chidliak
BHP Billiton (BHP-N, BLT-l), the principal owner of Canada’s wildly successful Ekati diamond mine in the Northwest Territories, seems to think Peregrine Diamonds’ (PGD-t) Chidliak project, on southern…
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
Agnico Bewitched By Kittila
SITE VISIT Kittila, Finland — Finnish legend tells of a powerful witch named Paivio who lived in far northern Finland with the primeval Finnish shamans, famous for their magic. One…
Daily Metal Prices (December 08, 2008)
Date Dec. 1 Nov. 28 Nov. 27 Nov. 26 Nov. 25 BASE METALS (London Metal Exchange — Midday official cash/3-month prices, US$ per tonne) Al Alloy 1280/1340 1285/1330 1300.50/1331 1310/1351 1301…
North American Stock Exchange Indices (December 08, 2008)
52-week Date Nov. 24 Nov. 21 Nov. 20 Nov. 19 Nov. 18 High Low S&P/TSX-Ven Comp 739.12 766.35 748.23 731.39 719.96 2886.39 685.07 TSX Composite 8406.21 9270.62 8753.77 8643.52…
Metals Commentary: Gold: Has The Recovery Begun?
Vancouver– The yellow metal might have underperformed over the last few months, but recent price increases have prompted analysts to predict at least a short-term rally for gold, whether or not major…
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.
Tsx Venture Short Positions (December 08, 2008)
Short positions outstanding at Nov. 15/08 (with changes from Oct. 31/08).
Canadian Gold Mutual Funds (December 08, 2008)
Featured Fund: Altamira precious & Strategic Metals, as of 07/31/08 (in weighted order): Goldcorp, Barrick Gold, Kinross Gold, Agnico-Eagle Mines, Yamana Gold, Franco-Nevada, Newmont Mining, Compa…
Katanga Halts Cobalt Production In DRC
Katanga Mining (KAT-T, KATFF-o) has stopped producing cobalt at two connected projects in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) because of falling prices for the metal.
Tin Is In: VM Group
With metal prices dropping like ducks in hunting season, the price of tin has remained surprisingly resilient — tumbling just 17.5% from the start of the year compared with nickel (55.8%), zinc (51.5…
Tsx Short Positions (December 08, 2008)
Short positions outstanding at Nov. 15/08 (with changes from Oct. 31/08).
People (December 08, 2008)
Apoquindo Minerals — Francisco Calaf appointed operations manager for the Apoquindo copper oxide project in Chile.