Articles by Northern Miner Staff

North American Palladium's Sleeping Giant gold mine, 80 km north of Amos, Que.

NA Palladium Searches For Gold Around Sleeping Giant

Now that North American Palladium (PDL-T, PAL-X) has reached commercial production at the Sleeping Giant gold mine and mill 80 km north of Amos, Que., the company is gearing up to spend $6.2 million o…




Lobo-Marte Boosts Kinross’s Gold Reserves

Kinross Gold (K-T, KGC-N) has announced its first reserve at the Lobo-Marte gold project in northern Chile. The project has a proven and probable reserve of 141 million tonnes grading 1.22 grams gold …


Investors Whipsawed By Dollar Rally

The fifth trading week of the year saw a convulsion in the global stock markets, once again showing that even if the overall trend of North American stock markets has been flat this past decade, the a…


Projected World Copper Production Capacities until 2013 Avg annaul ('000t Cu) 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 % growth growth 2009-2013 2009-2013 SX-EW 4,379 4,566 4,685 5,024 5,198 18.7% 4.4% Concentrates 15,134 15,470 15,950 16,712 17,890 18.2% 4.3% Total Mines 19,513 20,036 20,635 21,736 23,088 18.3% 4.3% Total Smelters 18,191 18,431 19,121 19,966 20,176 10.9% 2.6% Electrolytic 18,367 18,439 18,970 20,230 20,700 12.7% 3.1% Refineries Total Refineries 23,528 23,787 24,439 26,000 26,644 13.2% 3.2% Year on Year Growth 2009/10 2010/11 2011/12 2011/13 Accumulated (tonnage) 2009-2013 SX-EW 187 119 339 174 819 Concentrates 336 480 762 1,178 2,756 Total Mines 523 599 1,101 1,352 3,575 Total Smelters 240 690 845 210 1,985 Electrolytic Refineries 72 531 1,260 470 2,333 Total Refineries 259 652 1,561 644 3,116

ICSG Sees Growth For Copper Mines And Plants

Annual copper mine production capacity at mines is expected to grow at an average rate of 4.3% per year between 2009 and 2013 to reach an output of 23.1 million tonnes in 2013, according to a new dire…


GE And Komatsu Deliver Mining Trucks To India

General Electric’s (GE-N) transportation wing GE Transportation and Japanese equipment manufacturer Komatsu have delivered 17 AC mining trucks to Hindustan Zinc’s operations in India.



BBA Opens Office In Labrador City

Canadian consulting engineering firm BBA has announced the opening of a new office in Labrador City, Labrador, in an effort to solidify business interests in an area it has been active in for 20 years…



Toronto Stock Exchange February 2-8

Sovereign debt issues across the pond hit global markets hard over the Feb. 2-8 period and Toronto was no exception. The TSX composite index fell by over 200 points to finish the period at 11,115.30.


U.S. Markets February 2-8

The Feb. 2-8 trading period was a losing one due partly to worries over Greece’s troubled debt situation, which is being backed by Eurozone countries. Investors are still worrying about Europe’s finan…


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