Iron ore prices to rise, BHP says, even as China curbs liquidity
BHP Billiton (BHP-N) chief Marius Kloppers told Australian Broadcasting Corp.’s Inside Business program in an …
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
CAW Asks Gov’t To Keep Kidd Open
The Canadian Auto Workers union has called on both the Ontario and the federal governments to investigate Xstrata’s (XTA-L, XSRAF-O) decision to close the Kidd metallurgical site in Timmins, Ont., thi…
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…
Fortuna Silver Hits High Grade At Caylloma, Raises $30 M To Build San Jose In Mexico
VANCOUVER — With the discovery of a high-grade, gold-silver segment of the main vein at the Caylloma mine, receipt of the final permits for development of the San Jose mine, and $50 million in new fu…
International Minerals And Hochschild Boost Inmaculada
VANCOUVER — International Minerals (IMZ-T) upped the resource count at its 51%-owned Inmaculada gold-silver project in Peru, a joint venture with Hochschild Mining (HOC-L).
SGS VP Awarded Canadian Mineral Processor Of The Year
Chris Fleming, VP of metallurgy at SGS Mineral Services, has been awarded the Canadian Mineral Processor of the Year by the Metallurgical Society of CIM (MetSoc).
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…
People (February 15, 2010)
Canadian Shield Resources — Fernando Pickmann appointed a director.
South African Permit Revocation Hurts First Uranium
First Uranium (FIU-T) has gone into capital conservation mode following the South African government’s unexpected decision to revoke environmental permits needed for its Mine Waste Solutions tailings …
Nebu Pins Its Hopes On Timmins Gold
Nebu Resources (NBU-V) is looking to make 2010 a defining year in the company’s recent history.
Ursa Restarts Production At Shakespeare
Ursa Major Minerals (UMJ-T) has begun mining operations at its Shakespeare nickel-copper mine, 70 km west of Sudbury, Ont., after halting pre-production operations more than a year ago due to low meta…
Apoquindo Hits Copper In First Zafranal Holes
VANCOUVER — The first few holes of a 40,000-metre drill program at the Zafranal project in southern Peru are returning good copper grades for earn-in operator Apoquindo Minerals (AQM-V).