Hunt’s promising intercepts at La Josefina
Argentina-focused Hunt Mining (HMX-V) has drilled encouraging gold intersections at the Sinter zone of its La Josefina gold project in Santa Cruz province.
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
Puda Coal faces class-action lawsuit (May 30, 2011)
Allegations of fraud and untrustworthy financial statements that have led to a class-action lawsuit against former stock market darling Puda Coal (PUDA-X) underscore just how risky doing business in China can be.
BHP greenlights Misery at Ekati
BHP Billiton (BHP-N, BLT-L) has given a thumbs-up to its Misery open-pit project at the Ekati diamond mine near Yellowknife, N.W.T.
Rising Nevsun declares first dividend (May 30, 2011)
Nevsun Resources (NSU-T, NSU-X) has followed up a successful ramp-up to production at its 60%-owned Bisha polymetallic mine in Eritrea by declaring a modest first dividend.
LME warehouse levels (May 30, 2011)
Metal stocks (in tonnes) held in London Metal Exchange warehouses at opening, May 23, 2011 (change from May 16 in brackets):
Daily metal prices (May 30, 2011)
DateMay 23May 20May 19May 18May 17
Canadian gold mutual funds (May 30, 2011)
Fund name May 20 May 16ChangeChangeYTDMER*Assets*
Dividends (May 30, 2011)
CompanyDiv.PayRecord
Lending rates (May 30, 2011)
as of 9 a.m. ET. Aug. 23, 2010(%)
International quotes (May 30, 2011)
Australia (A$)Aug 24Aug 17Change
Exchange rates (May 30, 2011)
CANADIAN/U.S. EXCHANGE (Bank of Canada noon rate)
China Coal aims to become a mid-tier producer (May 30, 2011)
Feng Lishe was born in Xinjiang – a province in remote northwestern China where per capita GDP typically averages US$2,000 a year in the cities, and about half that in the countryside.