Foundation soars on the back of a Coldstream
Wide zones of gold intercepts were all the market needed to send Foundation Resources’ (FDN-V) shares flying.
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
Colossus Minerals to acquire Vale ground at Serra Pelada
Colossus Minerals (CSI-T, COLUF-O) and its joint-venture partner Coomigasp, a 45,000-strong co-operative of lo…
Editorial: Puzzling Rio Tinto convictions in China
The swift convictions of four Rio Tinto employees in Shanghai on Monday brought more questions than answers.
Farallon reports strong production, still in red
Vancouver – Farallon Mining (FAN-T) made the shift to producer in 2009 but has not quite made the shift to pro…
Wesdome hits gold below Kiena mine (March 29, 2010)
Vancouver – Wesdome Gold Mines (WDO-T) has hit healthy gold intercepts deep below its active Kiena mine in the…
Turkish projects prove economic for Alamos
Vancouver – The two Turkish gold projects that Alamos Gold (AGI-T) bought from Teck Resources (TCK.B-T, TCK-…
Cobalt hunt lands Geovic in Cameroon
Geovic Mining (GMC-T, GVCM-O) is working to make Cameroon a go-to name in cobalt.
The potash rebound (March 29, 2010)
VANCOUVER — The potash market felt the wrath of the recession more than almost any other commodity, as struggling farmers around the world forwent the potassium-based crop nutrient for a time. But cr…
Osisko inks friendly all-share deal for Brett Resources
VANCOUVER — The growing Hammond Reef gold project in Ontario will soon have a new owner, now that Osisko Mining (OSK-T) is set to acquire Brett Resources (BBR-V) in an all-share deal that positions O…
Renard flashes with brilliance
One of the most pleasant surprises of the eleventh trading week came out of Canada’s beleaguered junior diamond subsector, as equal joint-venture partners Stornoway Diamond and Soquem transformed thei…
New claims tax unfair to Nevada explorers
The following is an open letter from John Gardiner, president and CEO of Nevadafocused junior mineral explorer, Taranis Resources, to the president of the Nevada Mining Association, Tim Crowley.
Pan American and Silver Wheaton team up
VANCOUVER — Two successful silver companies have joined forces to tackle the Navidad project in Argentina, one of the largest undeveloped silver deposits in the world. In what has now become a famili…