The new Yukon gold rush
What a difference a few years can make.
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Are stock options still ideal for mining execs?
In the smoking ruins of the global financial crisis, renewed attention has been focused on executive incentives and whether efforts to earn higher compensation promoted executive behaviour that create…
Technical Analysis Report: Examining macro trends
With fears of a double-dip recession growing, and volatility being the rule of the day, The Northern Miner thought it would be a good time to take a macro view of where markets may be trending.
International Quotes (September 06, 2010)
INTERNATIONAL QUOTES Australia (A$) Aug 24 Aug 17 Change Aquila Resources 8.3 8.69 -0.39 Bendigo Mining 0.18 0.18 0.00 Centennial Coal 6.03 6.04 -0.01 Fortescue Res 4.50 …
CANADIAN GOLD MUTUAL FUNDS (September 06, 2010)
*as of June 30/10
EXCHANGE RATES (September 06, 2010)
CANADIAN/U. S. EXCHANGE (Bank of Canada noon rate) Date Aug 30 Aug 27 Aug 26 Aug 25 Aug 24 US$ in C$ 1.0562 1.0546 1.0546 1.0642 1.0563 C$ in US$ 0.9468 0.9482 0.9482 0.9397 0.9467…
TSX VENTURE SHORT POSITIONS (September 06, 2010)
Short positions outstanding at Aug. 15/10 (with changes from July 31/10).
HudBay’s $30-M investment lifts Augusta
VANCOUVER — Augusta Resource (AZC-T, AZC-X) is $30 million richer after HudBay Minerals (HBM-T, HBMFF-O) picked up 11% of the company, providing Augusta with the funds it needs to keep advancing its …
Rosatom pursues uranium success
Sergey Kirienko, the director general of Russia’s Rosatom, said the state-run nuclear holding company had no plans to buy out Uranium One (UUU-T), adding that its investment in the Canadian company wo…
Auryx Gold says Namibia has been overlooked
Sometimes it pays off going to mining conferences.
Centerra looks beyond Boroo
ULAANBAATAR, MONGOLIA — Walking the halls of Centerra Gold’s (CG-T) modern office overlooking the city’s political heart, Sukhbaatar Square, the president of Centerra’s local operating subsidiary Boroo Gold, John Kazakoff, gestures towards a…
Will the Chinese bid for Potash Corp.?
As speculation mounts about the possibility of alternative bids emerging for Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan (POT-T, POT-N), many eyes are turning to China, which needs potash to meet its growing food needs.”Food security is important for China…