With gold equities having largely underperformed for more than a year despite gold prices hitting a series of new all-time highs, many predict a fresh wave of M&A activity for the gold sector in 2012, arguing it now represents one of the…
The Canadian Mining Hall of Fame, of which The Northern Miner is a sponsor, welcomed five new inductees at its twenty-fourth annual induction dinner in mid-January at the Fairmont Royal York Hotel in Toronto.
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Metal stocks (in tonnes) held in London Metal Exchange warehouses at opening, Feb. 6, 2012 (change from Jan. 30 in brackets):
Commodities trader Glencore International (GLEN-L) is looking to combine with Xstrata (XTA-L) in an all-share merger of equals, which will see the combined entity dominate the global markets for thermal coal, zinc, lead and ferrochrome,…
Antimony: Mid-mkt US$12,250.00/t
Instead of the pomp normally associated with a new mine opening, Latin American Minerals (LAT-V) dashed investors’ hopes of any ceremonies on Feb. 1 by announcing that it was suspending operations at what was set to become Paraguay’s…
The junior mining sector is off to a good start in 2012, though few companies have seen their share price rise as much as First Point Minerals (FPX-V). The company’s shares are up 105% since Dec. 30, climbing from a near-52-week low of 41¢…
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At least 14 Canaccord Genuity brokers have picked up shares in Nunavut-focused gold explorer North Country Gold (NCG-V) in a recent private placement. North Country raised $12 million in late December by issuing 10.2 million flow-through shares…
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