Noront hunkers down ahead of proxy battle
In the midst of a proxy fight with a dissident shareholder, the management of Noront Resources (NOT-V) took another…
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Waratah rejects takeover bid by private Australian company
Waratah Coal (WCI-V) says a partial takeover bid by Mineralogy Pty. undervalues the company’s Galilee Basin coal pr…
Mount Polley looks to grow for Imperial Metals
Vancouver – Continuing exploration at the Mount Polley open pit copper-gold mine in central British Columbia is fin…
Jasper Mining announces more drill results from B.C.
In an interview with The Northern Miner in December 2005, Gordon Dixon, president of Jasper Mining (JSP-V), said …
First Nickel puts Lockerby on care and maintenance
Four days after Belvedere Resources (BEL-V) said low nickel prices had forced it to temporarily suspend developme…
Dissident shareholder looks to topple Noront board (October 20, 2008)
Charging that current management has “squandered” Noront Resources’ (NOT-V, NOSOF-o) first-mover advantage in the “Ring of Fire” area it discovered last year, shareholder Rosseau Asset Management is l…
Pampa de Pongo packs punch for Cardero (October 20, 2008)
Vancouver–Southern Peru’s arid coastal region, directly across the pond from resource hungry countries in Asia, is flexing its iron-rich muscles for Cardero Resource (CDU-T, CDY-x).
Correction:
In an article about SearchGold Resources (T. N. M. Oct. 6-12/08), we incorrectly identified Jean Eyeghe Ndong as the prime minister of Guinea when he is in fact the prime minister of Gabon.
U. S. MARKETS – OCT 7-13
“Volatile” would be an understatement to describe the Oct 7-13 trading session. Early in the period, U. S. markets continued their steep falls from the previous week. Finance ministers from the G-7 in…
TORONTO STOCK EXCHANGE – OCT 7-11
Despite touching new lows, the TSX Composite Index showed renewed signs of life at presstime. For the shortened Oct. 7-10 period, the index had fallen more than 1,165 points to 9,065.16, but as global…
TSX VENTURE EXCHANGE – OCT 7-11
The S&P-TSX Venture Composite Index followed every other stock market in the world over the Oct. 7-10 trading period, falling dramatically. Over the week shortened by Thanksgiving, the junior boar…
LME WAREHOUSE LEVELS (October 20, 2008)
Metal stocks (in tonnes) held in London Metal Exchange warehouses at opening, Oct. 13, 2008 (change from Oct. 7 in brackets):