Spot Prices (July 31, 2006)
COURTESY OF SCOTIABANK…
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
U.S. Markets (July 31, 2006)
Mining equities were mostly lower in an otherwise rallying U.S. stock market over the reporting period July 18-24. The Standard & Poor’s 500 index rose 26.42 points, or 2.1%, to 1,260.91, and the…
TSX Venture Exchange (July 18-24, 2006)
Investors may be enjoying the lazy days of summer, but mining companies seem more focused on deal-making, with a flurry of merger proposals being floated by both junior and major companies. Despite th…
Sabina Silver delivers hot hole at Hackett River (July 31, 2006)
Vancouver — Significant initial results are trickling in from Sabina Silver’s (SBB-V, SBBFF-O) 2006 resource drilling campaign at its Hackett River silver-zinc project in western Nunavut….
Toronto Stock Exchange (July 18-24, 2006)
Mergers in the latter part of the July 18-24 period buoyed the S&P-TSX Composite Index by 144.54 points to 11,625.16….
People (July 31, 2006)
Anglo Swiss Res. — Derrick Strickland appointed qualified person for diamond exploration programs in the N.W.T….
The First Nickel breakup
A month after hostilities broke out, the dust has finally settled in the boardroom of Sudbury, Ont.-focused junior First Nickel (FNI-T), leaving a few members on the outside looking in, including form…
Pipes not found in ’80s
I want to set the record straight on an article regarding Tournigan Mines that appeared on page B3 in the June 30 – July 6, 2006, issue of The Northern Miner….
Editorial: Uranium’s day finally arrives (July 31, 2006)
There are now more than 100 Canadian juniors actively looking for uranium.…
Universal opens up Lisbon Valley
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Barrick makes push for NovaGold, Pioneer
A legal dispute and hostile takeover bid involving NovaGold Resources (NG-T, NG-X) and Pioneer Metals (PSM-T) was the catalyst that prompted Barrick Gold (ABX-T, ABX-N) to make all-cash offers for bot…
Falconbridge sticks with Inco
Canada’s long-running takeover soap opera seems to be finally drawing to an end, and it looks like the Swiss-born interloper will succeed in spoiling the nuptials with shares in Falconbridge (FAL-T, F…