SouthernEra working the phones (May 15, 2007)
SouthernEra Diamonds (SDM-T, SRE-L) says it is in negotiations with possible white-knight bidders to thwart a bid f…
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
Serengeti surges on more wide Kwanika intercepts
Vancouver – Another batch of wide mineralized intercepts from its Kwanika property in north-central B.C. launched S…
Centrasia up on word of Russian nickel acquisition
Centrasia Mining (CTM-V, CTMHF-O) made big market gains after announcing it has agreed to acquire three nickel-copp…
Market likes First Points nickel aspirations
Vancouver – With shares of First Point Minerals (FPX-V, FPOCF-O) rallying about 30%, investors seem to approve of p…
Southern Arc’s IR slip-up
A typo delayed an enthusiastic reaction to big news from Southern Arc Minerals (SA-V) West Lombok copper-gold prop…
Kazakhmys set to take out Eurasia Gold
In a transaction worth about $288 million, London-listed Kazakhmys (KAZ-L) has offered to take over Eurasia Gold (E…
Daily Metal Prices (May 14, 2007)
BASE METALS (London Metal Exchange — Midday official cash/3-month prices, US$ per tonne)
The Battle for Christmas
Santiago, Chile — A 3-year court battle to assert control over one of the world’s largest silver deposits could finally be drawing to a conclusion — but the winner will then have to contend with the…
Amerix Cuts Brazilian High Grade
Vancouver — Drilling by Amerix Precious Metals (APM-V, APMFF-O) on its Ouro Roxo project in the Tapajos gold district of Para state, Brazil, appears to be demonstrating continuity between the North a…
Spot Prices Courtesy of Scotiabank Tuesday, May 8, 2007
Precious Metals Price (US$/oz.) Change Gold $685.90 +8.40 Silver $13.48 +0.03 Platinum $1331.00 +43.00 Palladium $375.00 +7.00 Base Metals Price (US$/lb.) Change Nickel $23.95 +1.23 Lead $0.93 +0.03 Copper $3.71…
Facts ‘N’ Figures: ’06 proves good year to be a junior
A new report from consulting firm PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) says junior mining companies listed on the TSX Venture Exchange had a tremendous 2006. That’s not news, but the numbers certainly are ast…
Anvil Approves Kinsevere Expansion
With most of the initial construction complete at the Kinsevere copper mine in Katanga province, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Anvil Mining (AVM-T, AVM-A) has approved the second stage of the proj…