Daily Metal Prices (August 07, 2006)
BASE METALS (London Metal Exchange — Midday official cash/3-month prices, US$ per tonne)…
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
Dynasty Metals gets positive assessment for Zaruma
Vancouver — A positive preliminary assessment on Dynasty Metals & Mining’s (DMM-V, DMMIF-O) Zaruma gold project in southwestern Ecuador reviews development of a profitable mining operation and re…
LME Warehouse Levels (August 07, 2006)
Metal stocks (in tonnes) held in London Metal Exchange warehouses at opening, July 31, 2006 (change from July 24 in brackets):…
Vista Gold to spin off Nevada assets
Vancouver — In an effort to improve the market value of its Nevada mineral project portfolio, Vista Gold (VGZ-T, VGZ-X) will spin off its landholdings in the western U.S. state, including the past-pr…
Toronto Stock Exchange July 25-31
Gains in the mining and energy sectors helped the S&P-TSX Composite Index gain 205.8 points over the July 24-31 trading period to close at 11,830.96….
TSX Venture Exchange July 25-31
Buoyed by a mid-summer rally in precious and base metal prices, the junior mining-dominated S&P-TSX Venture Composite Index rebounded from recent losses to post a week of solid gains, closing the…
U.S. Markets July 25-31
U.S. stock markets continued their rally during the trading period July 25-31, but this time the resource stocks caught up, and actually outperformed the broader market. The Standard & Poor’s 500…
Sherwood aims for 2007 production at Minto
Vancouver — The positive findings of an independent feasibility study have prompted Sherwood Copper (SWC-V) to fast-track construction of an open-pit copper-gold mine at its wholly owned Minto projec…
Golden Odyssey sees ‘no place like home’ for gold search
Vancouver — Led by a geological team with extensive exploration experience in Nevada, Golden Odyssey Mining (GOE-V, GODYF-O) aims to put its “home-court advantage” to good use this year as it explore…
Mega Uranium expands Down Under
Vancouver — Looking to live up to its name, and in keeping with its strategy of growth by acquisition, Mega Uranium (MGA-V, MGAFF-O) has placed Aussie-listed company Redport (RDPOF-O, RPT-A) in its s…
Plexmar samples high-grade gold at Bolsa del Diablo (August 07, 2006)
Vancouver — Channel sampling by Plexmar Resources (PLE-V, PLLGF-O) at its Bolsa del Diablo in northern Peru has returned bonanza-grade gold values from a newly discovered vein system….
People (August 07, 2006)
AME BC — Kristy Emery appointed director of policy and sustainability; Frances Mead appointed executive assistant; Juliana Wong resigned as executive assistant and administration manager; Rhonda Schu…