Goldcorp and Minera Penmont battle it out for Canplats Resources
Vancouver – The battle for Canplats Resources (CPQ-V) continues – the original all-share offer from Goldcorp (…
2009
Argentex Advancing New Deposit Type For Deseado Massif
SITE VISIT COMODORO RIVADAVIA, SANTA CRUZ, ARGENTINA — In Argentina’s most prolific mining province, Santa Cruz, within the geological region known as the Deseado Massif, Argentex Mining (ATX-V) is pushing…
Osisko Boosts Canadian Malartic Resource
VANCOUVER– With development on track at the Canadian Malartic project, a brimming treasury, and two new joint-venture exploration agreements, Osisko Mining (OSK-T, OSKFF-O) is ending 2009 on a high n…
Royal Gold Starts A Royalty Rumble
Royal Gold (RGL-T, RGLD-Q) has signed a friendly deal to acquire International Royalty (IRC-T, ROY-X) for $749 million in cash and shares, outdoing a $640-million all-cash hostile bid by Franco- Nevad…
Goldrush Cuts Ties With High River
Goldrush Resources (GOD-V) is calling it a day with High River Gold Mines (HRG-T).
Iberian Weathers Tough Quarter
An onerous hedge book was mainly to blame for Iberian Minerals’ (IZN-V) wide swing from profitability to loss in the third quarter, but it wasn’t the only alarming news.
Endeavour Silver To Acquire More Ground In Mexico
With record prices for gold continuing to lift those of other precious metals, silver has hit a 16-month peak of US$18.83 per oz. and it seems like companies such as Endeavour Silver (EDR-T, EXK-X) ar…
Thick, Copper-Rich Intercepts For Sunridge At Debarwa
Sunridge Gold’s (SGC-V) latest results from Eritrea show the company to be off to a stellar start on its 2009 drill campaign.
Editorial: Osisko trio our Mining Persons Of The Year for 2009
The Northern Miner’s Mining Persons of the Year for 2009 are Osisko Mining’s president and CEO Sean Roosen, vice-president of corporate development John Burzynski, and executive vice-president and chi…
LME Warehouse Levels (December 28, 2009)
Metal stocks (in tonnes) held in London Metal Exchange warehouses at opening, December 15, 2009 (change from Dec. 7 in brackets):
Producer And Dealer Prices (December 28, 2009)
Antimony: Mid-mkt US$6,050/t.
Daily Metal Prices (December 28, 2009)
Date Dec. 21 Dec. 18 Dec. 17 Dec. 16 Dec. 15 BASE METALS (London Metal Exchange — Midday official cash/3-month prices, US$ per tonne) Al Alloy n/a n/a 1937/1980 1936/1990 1925/1965 Aluminum…