SEMAFO rides the ups and downs of West African geology
For SEMAFO (SMF-T) the quest to become the next mid-tier producer via West African assets has been an up and down a…
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
San Agustin step-outs show bulk tonnage potential
Vancouver – Finally finished with drilling limited by an option agreement, Geologix Explorations (GIX-V) started ex…
Investor group takes 30% stake in Lake Giles iron ore project
Australian junior Macarthur Minerals (MMS-V) is capitalizing on Asian steel companies seeking to set up long-term…
NORTH AMERICAN STOCK EXCHANGE INDICES (April 28, 2008)
52-week Date April 21 April 18 April 17 April 16 April 15 High Low S&P/TSX-Ven Comp 2559.82 2512.19 2590.79 2574.55 2547.37 3372.00 2340.21 TSX Composite 14321.16 14237.06 1411…
Fiesta’s over in Ecuador
The chaotic unravelling of Ecuador’s mineral exploration scene dominated talk in global mining circles during the week ended April 19, the 16th trading week of 2008.
Golden Arrow hits the mark
Drill results that revealed continuous gold and silver mineralization over a lengthy intercept at the Poncha gold-copper project, in Argentina, drove Golden Arrow Resources’ (GRG-T, GARWF-O) shares up…
CNQ TRADING — April 15-21, 2008
(100s) WEEK 12-MONTH STOCK TICKER VOLUME HIGH LOW LAST CHANGE HIGH LOW Alliance Mining AMCL 340 0.105 0.09 0.09 0.00 0.23 0.085 Avanti Mining AVMI 330 0.38 0.30 0.30 -0…
DIVIDENDS (April 28, 2008)
Note: Xstrata will pay its pref sh series 3 div of $0.2862 on June 2, rec May 15. Vale will pay $0.52* on common and pr sh to be paid in two installments on Apr 30 and Oct 31. Alcoa will pay $0.9367* …
EXCHANGE RATES (April 28, 2008)
CANADIAN/U. S. EXCHANGE (Bank of Canada noon rate) Date April 21 April 18 April 17 April 16 April 15 US$ in C$ 1.0066 1.0084 1.0113 1.0025 1.0181 C$ in US$ 0.9934 0.9917 0.9888 0.997…
Osisko predicts 14-year life at Canadian Malartic gold project
A scoping study of the Canadian Malartic gold project near Val d’Or, Que., suggests the deposit will produce 572,000 oz. gold per year at a cash cost of US$314 per oz. for the first three years of pro…
Rio Tinto Alcan developing greener smelting technology
Aluminum giant Rio Tinto Alcan, a subsidiary of Rio Tinto, has announced that it has begun development of new smelting technology that could reduce energy consumption by 20%.
PRODUCER AND DEALER PRICES (April 28, 2008)
Antimony: Mid-mkt US$5,950/t.