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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 …
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
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…
Northern Gold explores Kirana’s gold potential (September 29, 2008)
Fortified by a $3.2-million treasury, Toronto-based Northern Gold Mining (NGM-V, NTGMF-o) has launched an ambitious exploration program on its gold properties near Timmins and Kirkland Lake, Ont.
Western Australia lifts ban on uranium mining
Uranium explorers in Western Australia can move ahead with some certainty now that a ban on uranium mining is set to be lifted by the newly elected state government.
TSX-V greatest value change (September 29, 2008)
WEEK VOLUME CLOSE CHANGE Chesapeake Gld CKG 663056 5.50 + 0.92 Exeter Res XRC 533755 2.38 + 0.58 Aldridge Minls AGM 16000 3.05 + 0.54 Maudore Minls MAO 115166 2.2…
PRODUCER AND DEALER PRICES (September 29, 2008)
Antimony: Mid-mkt US$6,466.66/t.
FNX on target to bring LFD to production (September 29, 2008)
Vancouver — FNX Mining (FNX-T, FNXMF-o) has defined an initial resource for what will likely be the next production target at its Levack mine complex, about 30 km northwest of Sudbury, Ont.
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…
TSX VENTURE SHORT POSITIONS (September 29, 2008)
Short positions outstanding at Aug. 31/08 (with changes from Aug. 15/08).