Rusal Looks To Rebound In 2010
The world’s biggest aluminum and alumina producer has released its production results for 2009 and provided an outlook for what a stronger 2010.
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
Chile Quake Death Toll Rises To 723
The eighth trading week of the year ended with a bang, as central Chile was hit on Feb. 27 by an extra-powerful earthquake that registered 8.8 on the Richter scale.
Medoro Moves Ahead At Marmato ‘Golden’ Mountain
Now that Medoro Resources (MRS-V) has compiled resource estimates for its three newly acquired projects in the Marmato Mountain gold district in Caldas state, Colombia, the company plans to expand and upgrade resources and then add them all…
Finland’s Many Virtues Lure Canadian Miners
In late December 2001, Inmet Mining (IMN-T) announced that it would acquire 100% of the Pyhäsalmi underground copper and zinc mine in central Finland for about 60 million euros (US$83 million).The transaction was completed in early 2002…
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.
Effort Paying Off For Rockwell Diamonds
VANCOUVER — After a rocky 2009 marred by a hostile takeover bid and plummeting diamond demand that slashed rough diamond prices by 50%, Rockwell Diamonds (RDI-T) is back on track, turning a profit an…
Marathon Gears Up For Mining
SITE VISIT MARATHON, ONT. — Named after a paper mill company that created jobs and sparked a population boom about 65 years ago, Marathon is now a town dwindling in size with a hurting economy.Marathon Pulp shut suddenly last year putting…
White Gold District Lures Juniors
With the price of gold breaking the US$1,000-per-oz. mark, and the gradual upward trend of gold prices since April last year, the search for new gold targets in Yukon became an increasingly attractive activity during the 2009 exploration…
Bright Spots In Gold, Base Metals, Despite The Downturn
Like most sectors of the global economy, Manitoba’s mining industry was negatively affected by the economic downturn that gripped the world in the latter half of 2008 and in 2009. After experiencing u…
Gold, Rare Earth Projects Prove Resilient
As of February 2010, diamond drills are being mobilized and dormant projects are being revived. This is markedly different from the start of 2009, when the global economic downturn battered exploratio…
Exploration Activity Holds Steady In Nunavut
As Nunavut celebrated its 10th anniversary as a territory, the exploration and mining industry had reason to be encouraged in 2009 as well. Despite a challenging economy, Nunavut saw the construction …