U.S. Markets october 3-9
Stock markets in the United States enjoyed a slow but steady climb between Oct. 3 and Oct. 9, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 187.46 points to 11,857.81 and the Standard & Poor’s 500…
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
TSX Venture Exchange october 3-6
The S&P-TSX Venture Composite Index continued its decline in tandem with softer gold prices over the holiday-shortened Oct. 3-6 trading session, shedding 88.15 points to close at 2,365.66 as inves…
Toronto Stock Exchange october 3-6
The TSX Composite Index fell over the Thanksgiving holiday-shortened Oct. 3-6 trading period, dropping 96.5 points to 112,690.89 following the previous week’s rally….
PDAC develops guidelines to protect fish
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603-ct Lesotho diamond sells for US$12M
South African Diamond (Safdico), the manufacturing arm of London-based jeweller Laurence Graff, paid US$12.36 million for the 603-carat “Lesotho Promise Diamond” found at the Letseng diamond mine in L…
Editorial: Kimberley in America: three years on
More than three years into the international adoption of the Kimberley process for the tracking and certification of rough diamond trading, a new report by the United States Government Accountability…
CanAlaska, Mitsubishi partner in Saskatchewan
Vancouver — CanAlaska Uranium (CVV-V, CVVLF-O) has landed Mitsubishi Development as an exploration partner on its West McArthur uranium project in the southeastern portion of northern Saskatchewan’s…
StrataGold hits new zone at Tassawini (October 16, 2006)
Vancouver — After recently marking the 1,000th drill hole (both historical and current) at its Tassawini project in northwestern Guyana, StrataGold (SGV-T, SAGDF-O) has hit a new gold zone….
First Majestic goes on Mexican shopping spree (October 16, 2006)
Vancouver — Junior silver producer First Majestic Resource (FR-V, FMJRF-O) will bolster its Mexican property portfolio with new acquisitions in the vicinity of its La Parrilla mine, in Durango state….
Amerigo squeezed by restrictions
Vancouver — Copper production from Amerigo Resources’ (ARG-T, ARGOF-O) Minera Valle Central (MVC) operation in Chile will be curtailed after state copper company Codelco gave notice that it is restri…
Nevada Pacific sees potential to revive Magistral
Vancouver — An updated technical report prepared for Nevada Pacific Gold (NPG-V, NVPGF-O) shows that the past-producing Magistral gold mine in Mexico’s Sinaloa state is technically feasible and could…
Glencairn adds property near La India (October 16, 2006)
A $2.4-million purchase near its La India property in Nicaragua consolidates mineral rights on a known gold resource and offers Glencairn Gold (GGG-T, GLE-X) a chance to ship ore to its Limon mine….