Letter to the editor: Maintaining P.Geo. accreditation
With professional-geoscientist registration in every jurisdiction in Canada, there is a necessity for P. Geos to ma…
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
Tanzanian assay results buoy Continental Nickel
In one field season exploration newcomer Continental Nickel (CNI-V) has discovered six nickel-sulphide zones near s…
Baffinland reports iron ore assay results for Mary River
At 600 km north of the Arctic Circle, Baffinland Iron Mines’s (BIM-T) Mary River iron ore deposits are what preside…
El Morro copper-gold project to cost US$2.5 billion
A feasibility study on the El Morro copper-gold project in Mexico put average annual production at 195,000 tonnes o…
Geoinformatics’s share price soars on resource estimate (January 21, 2008)
A new resource estimate on the Whistler gold project in Alaska is a “milestone” for Canadian junior Geoinformatics Exploration (GXL-V, GXLIF-O), the company says.
TSX Venture Exchange Jan. 8-14
Despite bullion prices soaring to new records above the US$900-per-oz. level, the S&P-TSX Venture Composite Index dipped a modest 1.42 points to close the Jan. 8-14 trading session at 2,818.56. Da…
Zambia to raise mining taxes
Vancouver — A significantly increased effective tax rate is bad news for companies interested in mining in Zambia, but it seems proposed hikes in the country’s mining taxes will not affect those majo…
Gold-Ore wants to make grade at Bjorkdal
SITE VISIT Skelleftea, Sweden — The Skelleftea belt is best known as a base metal camp, the home of Boliden (BLS-T, BDNNF-O). But like Noranda, Snow Lake, and other massive…
Waiting for Godot – in Mongolia
SITE VISIT Oyu Tolgoi, Mongolia — Trying to figure out if and when Mongolia will approve an investment agreement — and on what terms — is like trying to read…
Producer and Dealer Prices (January 21, 2008)
Antimony : Mid-mkt US$5,540/t.
TSX Short Positions (January 21, 2008)
Short positions outstanding at Nov. 30/07 (with changes from Nov. 15/07).
Exchange Rates (January 21, 2008)
CANADIAN/U.S. EXCHANGE (Bank of Canada noon rate)