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…
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
Producer and Dealer Prices (January 21, 2008)
Antimony : Mid-mkt US$5,540/t.
Callinan finds new mineralized zone
Before heavy snow could put a stop to drilling last year, Callinan Mines (CAA-V, CCNMF-O) discovered a new silver-zinc-lead system at its Coles Creek property near Houston, B.C.
Nevsun’s Bisha project gets green light in Eritrea
Nevsun Resources (NSU-T, NSU-X) is poised to become the first Western company to build a mine in Eritrea.
TSX Short Positions (January 21, 2008)
Short positions outstanding at Nov. 30/07 (with changes from Nov. 15/07).
Barker raises funds for Frank Creek
Vancouver — Central B.C. explorer Barker Minerals (BML-V, BKMNF-O) is drumming up more money in its quest to prove up the potential of its Frank Creek polymetallic project, located 77 km northeast of…
Centerra inches toward Mongolian investment agreement
Centerra Gold (CG-T, CAGDF-O) has officially registered its Gatsuurt ore reserves with Mongolia’s National Registry of Mineral Reserves, a move the company says will bring it one step closer to negoti…
Editorial: Subprime woes good for gold
The week ended Jan. 12, the second trading week of 2008, was rife with jitters in the global financial system owing to growing losses in the U.S. subprime mortgage market, where rising interest rates …
Suppliers News (January 21, 2008)
ABB gears up Climax
News – 21-JAN-08
As family-owned Cusac Gold Mines (CQC-V, CUSIF-O) ends an era in the Cassiar mining district of north-central British Columbia, up-and-comer Hawthorne Gold (hgc-v, hwthf-o) wants to start another.
GGL nickel find points to big-scale potential in NWT
With a fresh infusion of cash into the treasury, GGL Diamond (GGL-V, GGDMF-O) is beginning a new season of exploration in the Northwest Territories, hoping to find more evidence of potentially economi…
StrataGold on the trail of riches in historic gold district
SITE VISIT Mayo, Yukon — The bumpy, twisting road extends for 45 km and crosses two rivers before reaching the camp at StrataGold’s (SGV-T, SAGDF-O) Dublin Gulch project. A short…