Ucore reports positive recoveries from Bokan Mtn REE project
Vancouver – Metallurgical testing on Ucore Rare Metals’ (UCU-V) Bokan Mountain project in southeastern Alaska has shown encouraging recoveries for both light and heavy rare earth elements.
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
Venture continues downward slide Sept. 26-30
Vancouver – The S&P TSX Venture Composite Index had another tough week, dropping 78.91 points in the September 26 to 30 period to end at 1,467.17 points. Volume remained elevated with an average of 98.5 million shares traded daily.
TSX moves slightly up, Sept 26-30
After the previous sour trading week, the TSX Composite Index gained 160.97 points to close the Sept. 26-30 period at 11,623.84, despite rising concerns over the U.S. economy and the European debt crisis. However, that upward movement was not…
LME warehouse levels
Metal stocks (in tonnes) held in London Metal Exchange warehouses at opening, Sept 26, 2011 (change from Sept 19 in brackets):
North American stock exchange indices
DateSept 26Sept 23Sept 22Sept 21sept 20HighLow
TSX short positions
Short positions outstanding at Sept. 15/11 (with changes from Aug. 31/11).
TSX Venture short positions
Short positions outstanding at Sept. 15/11 (with changes from Aug. 31/11).
First Point, Cliffs rev up Decar nickel-iron project in BC
For a base metals junior, First Point Minerals (FPX-V) looks to have it all.
Business is a fun game to play for Bruce Walter
Roots in The Salvation Army run four generations deep for mining entrepreneur and dealmaker Bruce Walter, the chairman of Toronto-based WW Mines.
Rumours about Oyu Tolgoi rattle Ivanhoe
Dale Choi, an analyst at Frontier Securities in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, is recommending to clients that they buy long-term call options on Ivanhoe Mines (IVN-T, IVN-N) due to the “panic” surrounding rumours of possible revisions to the Oyu…
Outlook brightens for American Vanadium’s Gibellini
American Vanadium (AVC-V) has significantly improved the economics of its Gibellini vanadium project in Nevada, thanks in small part to an improved outlook for vanadium oxide prices.
Editorial: Expect more M&A in gold
In a presentation at this year’s Denver Gold Forum, Minefinders president and CEO Mark Bailey summed up the spirit of this year’s event – a place where the lobbying and meetings continue non-stop over three days from 7 a.m. over a continental…