Green Macaw gets in the way of Infinito
Costa Rican President Oscar Arias and Environment Minister Roberto Dobles find themselves in the hot seat for their…
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
North American Tungsten cancels US$19.4M private placement with Chinese enterprise
North American Tungsten (NTC-V, NATUF-o) has cancelled a private placement of about 13.4 million units in the company at a price of $1.45 per unit that was part of a strategic alliance agreement with …
Capital Gold posts record production at El Chanate (October 27, 2008)
Capital Gold (CGC-T, CGLD-o) has managed to keep a tight lid on costs at its El Chanate gold mine in Mexico during the operation’s first fiscal year.
Cameco opens Alice Springs office, invests in Niger exploration (October 27, 2008)
Cameco (CCO-T, CCJ-n), the world’s largest uranium company, has opened an office in Alice Springs in Australia’s Northern Territory to help advance the Angela and Pamela uranium projects nearby. A joi…
INTERNATIONAL QUOTES (October 27, 2008)
Australia (A$) Oct 21 Oct 14 Change Bendigo Mining 0.13 0.15 -0.02 Kingsgate Cons. 0.75 0.66 0.09 Lion Selection Ltd 1.30 1.39 -0.09 Newcrest Mining 22.37 26.65 -4.28 …
EXCHANGE RATES (October 27, 2008)
CANADIAN/U. S. EXCHANGE (Bank of Canada noon rate) Date Oct. 13 Oct. 10 Oct. 9 Oct. 8 Oct. 7 US$ in C$ 1.1976 1.1823 1.1952 1.1802 1.1602 C$ in US$ 0.8350 0.8458 0.8367 0.8473 0.86…
LENDING RATES (October 27, 2008)
as of 9 a. m. ET, Oct. 21, 2008 (%) Bank of Canada 2.75 Target overnight rate 2.25 Canadian Prime 4.25 U. S. Discount Primary 1.75 U. S. Fed Funds market rate 1.50 U. S. Prime …
Azimut on Ungava uranium hunt (October 27, 2008)
One thing you can’t say about Jean- Marc Lulin, president and CEO of Azimut Exploration (AZM-V, AZMTF-o), is that he thinks small. Under Lulin’s leadership, Azimut has become likely the largest claim …
DIVIDENDS (October 27, 2008)
Note: Vale will pay $0.52* on common and pr sh in two instlmnts on Apr 30 and Oct 31. Alcoa will pay its quarterly div…
TSX SHORT POSITIONS (October 27, 2008)
Short positions outstanding at Oct. 15/08 (with changes from Sept. 30/08).
New Nadina sees Monumental potential in Lac de Gras
SITE VISIT Lac DE Gras, Northwest Territories — It’s commonly said that the best place to look for an economic deposit is beside a mine….
CANADIAN GOLD MUTUAL FUNDS (October 27, 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…