First Majestic blocking out new ore on San Martin
A new reserve estimate shows a turnaround at the San Martin silver mine in northern Jalisco state, Mexico, under ne…
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
TSX Venture Short Positions (May 28, 2007)
Short positions outstanding at May 15/07 (with changes from May 30/07).
TSX Venture Exchange May 15-18
Falling metal prices conspired to weigh the TSX Venture Index down 35.05 points, ending the holiday-shortened May 15-18 trading period at 3,274.6.
CIC Energy Eyes South African Power Demand
SITE VISIT Gaborone, Botswana — Although nowhere near as glamorous as Botswana’s main mineral commodity, diamonds, the country’s significant coal deposits are capturing the attention of those looking to capitalize…
Editor’s Picks: in the Concrete Jungle, Lionore Doesn’t Sleep Tonight
Merger and acquisition activity once again topped the mining news of the week ended May 19, the twentieth trading week of 2007, as the battle over nickel miner LionOre Mining International intensified…
Oilsands See Technology as Saviour From Environmental Dilemma
Swollen government coffers and generous earnings for investors and workers alike make any talk of slowing down development at Alberta’s oilsands seem absurd.
Synenco Makes Market Gains
News that capital costs are spiralling upwards at its Northern Lights project in the Alberta oilsands indirectly made Synenco Energy (SYN-T, SYEYF-O) one of the region’s largest market gainers in rece…
Golden Chalice Rises 543% on Nickel Hole
Vancouver — Coming out of nowhere, Golden Chalice Resources (GCR-V, GCRIF-O) rocketed up the stock charts recently, gaining 543% on a wide nickel intercept from its Langmuir project, just south of Ti…
No Market Reward for U3O8 Drill Results
Although the price of U3O8 has maintained its steady ascent, U3O8 (UWE-V, UTREF-O) — the company — watched its share price plummet 25% in one day recently, on the news that it intersected uranium in…
Producer and Dealer Prices (May 28, 2007)
Antimony: Mid-mkt US$5,345/t.
LME Warehouse Levels (May 28, 2007)
Metal stocks (in tonnes) held in London Metal Exchange warehouses at opening, May 21, 2007 (change from May 14 in brackets):
Daily Metal Prices (May 28, 2007)
BASE METALS (London Metal Exchange — Midday official cash/3-month prices, US$ per tonne)