People (March 08, 2010)
Alcoa — John Thuestad elected executive VP and group president of Global Primary Products, succeeding a retiring Bernt Reitan.
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
Atna Gets Briggs Back Into Production
Atna Resources (ATN-T) has produced a steady enough stream of gold to announce that its Briggs mine is in commercial production.
Argentex Hits More High-Grade Silver At Pinguino
VANCOUVER– The first results from Argentex Mining’s (ATX-V) latest drill program at the polymetallic Pinguino project in Argentina indicate high-grade, near-surface silver mineralization. The results…
Crocodile’s Cosmo-Howley Gold Project Starts To Grow
VANCOUVER — Crocodile Gold (CRK-T) is busy spending US$8.4 million exploring the extensive land package it assembled in northern Australia in early 2009 and the results have sent the company’s share …
Anglo American To Double Copper Output By 2017
Anglo American (AAUKY-O, AAL-L) says it can double copper production to 1.2 million tonnes by 2017 through the development of its project pipeline.
Uranium Energy Completes Latest Resource Estimate
VANCOUVER — Uranium Energy (UEC-N) has added another robust resource estimate to its collection of uranium projects in the United States. The company, which plans to become a producer soon, released …
Apoquindo Posts Strong Copper Intercepts At Zafranal
Drilling in February at Apoquindo Minerals’ (AQM-V) Zafranal copper-gold porphyry project 90 km northwest of the city of Arequipa in southern Peru has returned an intercept of 118 metres grading 1% co…
UEX Completes Pre-Feasibility Study On West Bear Deposit
A preliminary feasibility study has upgraded UEX’s (UEX-T) previously released resource estimate for its West Bear uranium deposit in the centre of the eastern Athabasca uranium district to a probable…
Northern Gold Girds For Round II At Garrison
Northern Gold Mining (NGM-V) is planning the next round of exploration drilling at its Garrison gold property near Kirkland Lake, Ont., as the assay results from the first round now come in.
Surviving Central Asian Political Risk, Centerra Style
Centerra Gold (CG-T, CAGDF-O) has never shied away from taking on political risk if it meant securing profitable mines.
Silvercorp Buys BC Project From Silver Standard
VANCOUVER — Silvercorp Metals (SVM-T, SVM-N) is getting involved in a project a little closer to home. The Vancouver-based company has so far operated mainly in China, but is now set to buy the Silve…
Nemaska Joins The Lithium Pack
Speed has been the name of the game for Nemaska Exploration (NMX-V), and now the company is waiting for the market to catch up.