DIVIDENDS (September 29, 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 of US$0.9375 for US$3.75 cmltv…
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
Agnico-Eagle digs deep in Quebec (September 29, 2008)
Denver, Colo. — If it isn’t broken — don’t fix it. That seemed to be the subtext of gold producer Agnico-Eagle Mines (AEM-T, AEM-n), at the Sept 8-10 Denver Gold Forum.
Ursa in preproduction mode at Shakespeare
As nickel prices plunge below the US$8-per-lb. range and world stockpiles grow, Ursa Major Minerals (UMJ-T, UMJMF-o) is taking the safe route for the time being at its Shakespeare open-pit nickel proj…
PEOPLE (September 29, 2008)
Amazon GoldSands — Carlos Stocker appointed CFO; Kenneth Phillippe has resigned as CFO. Argentex Mining — Patrick Downey appointed a director. Bullion Monarch Mining– Larry Anderson appointed a dir…
TSX-V most active issues (September 29, 2008)
VOLUME WEEK (000s) HIGH LOW CLOSE CHANGE Dynamite Res DNR 13990 0.14 0.09 0.12 -0.01 TagishLkGold TLG 10234 0.03 0.01 0.03 0.00 KWG Res KWG 9820 0.04 0.02 0.03 …
U. S. most active issues
VOLUME WEEK (000s) HIGH LOW CLOSE CHANGE Vale* RIO 247251 25.48 19.07 23.53 + 2.00 Barrick Gold* ABX 148446 39.59 26.48 38.14 + 10.20 Goldcorp* GG 113891 36.92 25.50 36.29 …
Western Copper draws closer at Carmacks
Vancouver — As far as permitting goes, all Western Copper (WRN-T, WCPCF-o) needs now is a quartz mining licence for its Carmacks copper property, about 200 km north of Whitehorse, Yukon.
The path to development in Eritrea
Vancouver — The bomb dropped on Sept. 2, 2004, when mineral exploration and mine development companies in Eritrea received letters from the Eritrean government commanding them to halt operations. Mos…
Searching for nickel near Timmins
Vancouver — Timmins and its environs may be known for their rich gold history but in Langmuir Twp., these days it’s all about nickel.
TSX VENTURE EXCHANGE SEPT. 16-22
The Sept. 16-22 trading session started badly for the S&P-TSX Venture Exchange, but ended better with news of the U. S. government’s planned bailout package likely reversing early losses. After sh…
Sinchao hits another long intercept in Peru (September 29, 2008)
Vancouver–Long mineralized intercepts from Sinchao Metals’ (SMZ-v) namesake project in Peru seem to be becoming the norm.
NORTH AMERICAN STOCK EXCHANGE INDICES (September 29, 2008)
52-week Date Sept. 22 Sept. 19 Sept. 18 Sept. 17 Sept. 16 High Low S&P/TSX-Ven Comp 1575.99 1549.22 1477.88 1469.59 1459.04 3192.55 1446.92 TSX Composite 12638.07 12912.99 12064.57 11877.69 12226.99…