Cash Minerals considers coal project revival (June 16, 2008)
Now that coal’s back in style among investors, Cash Minerals (CHX-V, CHXMF-O) has decided to dust off a two-year-old feasibility study for its Division Mountain coal property in the Yukon.
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
Asian Mineral quietly opens new frontier in Vietnam
Diplaying a different philosophy than most juniors, Asian Mineral Resources (ASN-V, AIERF-O) decided to keep quiet when it finished its feasibility study for the Ban Phuc massive sulphide nickel proje…
East Asia Minerals bullish on Indonesia (June 16, 2008)
Trench sampling at its Miwah gold project, in Indonesia’s Aceh province, has returned intersections as promising as 14 metres of 9.41 grams gold per tonne, East Asia Minerals (EAS-V, EAIAF-O) says.
Blockade ends at Minefinders’ Dolores project in Mexico
Two years ago, Minefinders Corp. (MFL-T, MFN-X) negotiated an agreement with the local Ejido community in which both parties agreed to work co-operatively in the development and operations of the comp…
WSR drilling hits promising hole
VANCOUVER — WSR Gold (WSR-V, WSROF-O) got a healthy boost following news that the sixth drill hole into its Ring of Fire joint venture, in the James Bay lowlands, hit a significant width of volcanic-…
Silvercorp Metals on fast track in China
Silvercorp Metals (SVM-T, SVMFF-O) is on a tear in China.
Japan makes plans for energy, resources
Japan is highly sensitive to energy and resource markets because of its situation as a resource-poor nation, almost totally dependent on imported commodities. In view of the increased demand for commo…
Make way for rising potash juniors
A $25-million financing cooked up overnight for new junior Potash North Resource (PON-V, PTNHF-O) shows how hungry investors are for up-and-comers moving into the fertilizer business.
Platosa shows expansion potential for Excellon
VANCOUVER — Excellon Resources’ (EXN-T, EXLLF-O) Platosa test mine is still flooded and operations suspended after workers unexpectedly hit a water-bearing fault. In the face of that bad news, howeve…
Corrections (June 16, 2008)
An article in our June 2-8/08 edition incorrectly described the Monica zone at Kinbauri Gold’s El Valle gold mine in Spain. Monica is a skarn zone, not an epithermal zone as stated.
INTERNATIONAL QUOTES (June 16, 2008)
Australia (A$) June 10 June 3 Change Bendigo Mining 0.30 0.30 0.00 Centamin Egypt 1.28 1.38 -0.10 Croesus Mining 0.04 0.04 0.00 Kingsgate Cons. 5.38 5.50 -0.12 Lion S…
DIVIDENDS (June 16, 2008)
Note: Vale will pay $0.52* on common and pr sh in two instlmnts on Apr 30 and Oct 31. Alcoa will pay $0.9367* per share on $3.75* cmltv prf stk on July 1, rec June 13. Hecla Mining will pay $0.875* di…