Articles by Northern Miner Staff






Xstrata, Erdene Set To Open Donkin Coal Mine

VANCOUVER — Underground coal mining is making a comeback in Nova Scotia. After several years of development, Xstrata’s (XTA-L, XSRAF-O) Canadian coal subsidiary and partner Erdene Resource Developmen…



Toronto Stock Exchange -February 9-12

The TSX composite index finished the Feb. 9-12 period higher despite a mid-period slump over concerns surrounding China’s decision to increase its bank reserve requirements. The move had investors wor…


TSX Venture Exchange -February 9-12

A week of gains lifted the S&P TSX Venture composite index back close to 1,500 over the Feb. 9-12 trading period. Over the week, which was shortened by the Family Day holiday in Ontario, the board…


Zimbabwe And The Appetite For Risk

Six to nine months ago when Ian Saunders tried to get a meeting with the investment community in Toronto or Vancouver about his company’s gold mine in Zimbabwe, no one wanted to talk to him.”You’d say you’ve got assets in Zimbabwe and it…


Constructing a conveyor belt in 2008 at Equinox Minerals' Lumwana copper mine in Zambia.

A Glance At Equinox’s Lumwana Mine

Equinox Minerals (EQN-T, EQN-A) has secured a US$400-million corporate loan facility from four commercial banks to pay its outstanding debt for its large scale Lumwana copper mine in Zambia’s North West province.The funding is expected to be…


Katanga Mining's KOV and Kamato copper-cobalt mines in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Katanga Springs Back To Life

The storm of the financial crisis is now behind Katanga Mining (KAT-T) and the company is looking to its operational strength to rebuild its balance sheet.Katanga — which was on the brink of ruin when the financial crisis first struck due…


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