CVRD invests big in Canadian nickel (October 15, 2007)
In the largest annual investment program ever undertaken by a mining company in the world, Companhia Vale do Rio Do…
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
Toronto Stock Exchange October 2-5
The TSX Composite Index rose a modest 32.76 points for the Oct. 2-5 Thanksgiving holiday-shortened trading period as economic data for the week continued to point to a healthy Canadian economy. One ke…
Alexco reviving Keno Hill
Vancouver — Alexco Resource (AXR-T, AXU-X) is proving the Yukon’s historic Keno Hill district still holds silver, not to mention some high-grade zinc and lead.
Newmont to swallow Miramar (October 15, 2007)
Vancouver –With a mandate to replace dwindling reserves, Newmont Mining (NMC-T, NEM-N) has set Miramar Mining (MAE-T, MNG-X) in its sights, announcing that it is launching a bid for the company to ac…
Spot Prices Courtesy of Scotiabank Tuesday, Oct. 9, 2007
Precious Metals Price (US$/oz.) Change Gold $728.80 -6.95 Silver $13.21 -0.07 Platinum $1355.00 -1.00 Palladium $358.00 +6.00 Base MetalsPrice (US$/lb.)Change Nickel $13.72 +0.08 Lead $1.74 +0.14 Copper $3.62 -0.08 Zinc…
TSX Venture Rights & Warrants (October 15, 2007)
Blue Sky Uranium (BSK.WT) — Wt buys sh @ $1.30 to Mar 23/09.
Crescent mine still shines for SNS
Vancouver — SNS Silver (SNS-V, SNSFF-O) is showing a hundred-year-old mine can still host significant silver by intercepting almost 2,000 grams silver per tonne over 3 metres at its Crescent mine pro…
North American Stock Exchange Indices (October 15, 2007)
Date Oct. 8 Oct. 5 Oct. 4 Oct. 3 Oct. 2 High Low S&P/TSX-Ven Comp Holiday 2857.57 2834.66 2839.77 2843.40 3372.00 2339.28 TSX Composite Holiday 14233.34 14125.11 14020.85 14152.73 14646.82…
TSX Rights & Warrants (October 15, 2007)
Continued from Sept. 24 issue
Exeter climbs on Cerro Moro results (October 15, 2007)
Vancouver — The Loma Escondida vein, at the Cerro Moro project in Argentina, is producing high-grade silver-gold intercepts for Exeter Resource (XRC-V, XRA-X).
Kwanika buoys Serengeti
Vancouver — Follow-up drilling by Serengeti Resources (SIR-V, SGRNF-O) on its Kwanika copper-gold project, in north-central British Columbia, returned some promising results.
Birch Mountain looking for buyer (October 15, 2007)
Birch Mountain Resources (BMD-T, BMD-X) has appointed a financial advisor to help assess “strategic alternatives” for the tar sands aggregate producer and former prairie gold explorer.