Editorial: Grim time for Appalachian coal miners
Yesterday, the worst mining disaster in the U.S. or Canada in more than two decades occurred at Massey Energ…
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
Two Australian miners spurn major takeover bids
Vancouver – Go big or don’t bother – that seems to be the message to any company thinking of bidding for an …
Caspiche resources grow 23% (April 06, 2010)
Exeter Resources (XRC-T, XRA-X) has both increased and upgraded resources at its sizable Caspiche gold-coppe…
China’s Jinchuan goes after Crowflight’s nickel
Crowflight Minerals (CML-T) rose 23.5% or 4¢ to 21¢ per share on news that China’s Jinchuan Group is…
25 dead at Massey Energy coal mine in West Virginia
The worst U.S. mine disaster in more than two decades has left 25 coal miners dead at Massey Energy ‘s (M…
Hits and misses for Virginia in Quebec
Vancouver – In its search for high-grade gold and silver veins, Virginia Mines (VGQ-T) has cut a few high-grad…
Frontino union won’t recognize Medoro deal
Days after Medoro Resources (MRS-V) signs a US$200 million deal to acquire the Frontino gold mine in Segovia, …
Agnico deal eyes the future
Agnico Eagle’s (AEM-T, AEM-N) latest deal shows the company to be keeping a steady eye on future growth w…
Allied Nevada accelerates Hycroft mine plan
Allied Nevada Gold (ANV-T, ANV-X) is accelerating its oxide mining plan at the Hycroft mine near Winnemucca in…
Goldcorp Q4 earnings plummet despite record production
VANCOUVER– Goldcorp (G-T, GG-N) achieved record gold production for 2009 but it was not enough to counter a major slide in earnings caused by foreign exchange losses.
Puzzling Rio Tinto convictions in China
The swift convictions of four Rio Tinto employees in Shanghai in late March brought more questions than answers.
ICSG data shows copper market surplus in 2009
The following is a condensed and edited version of the International Copper Study Group’s preliminary data for 2009 from its March 2010 copper bulletin. The data is available online for purchase at ww…