Articles by Northern Miner Staff

It’s not very often that a junior Canadian explorer hooks a South American mining giant with a promising deposit — especially when the major has a market cap of US$16 billion. But when it happens, th…

Vancouver-based Caerus Resource (CA-V) saw its share price nosedive after the company announced it would not be acquiring key assets in Colombia.

The second trading week of the year was highlighted by a large, spontaneous act of charity on the part of about 400 executives at some of Canada’s biggest and most successful mining and mining-related…

Before the bottom fell out of the aluminum market, global demand for the versatile metal was growing more strongly than for any other base metal, according to a research report by Macquarie Equity Mar…

After topping US$1,200 per oz. in late 2009, gold could be in for a rough ride during the first half of this year, according to gold consultancy group GFMS.

Compressor giant Atlas Copco of Stockholm, Sweden has expanded its business base once again. This time the target is the southern U.S.A.

Canadian mine consultant Watts, Griffis and McOuat, has been selected by an Egyptian industrial development agency to examine the desert country’s industrial minerals sector.

Mining equipment supplier Liebherr Mining Equipment has sent two Ultra Class trucks capable of carrying 400 tonnes to haul iron ore in Brazil’s Para state.

Advanced Explorations — Robert Collete appointed a director.

The TSX Composite Index moved lower for the Jan. 12-18 period as oil prices continued to slide on word from OPEC that supplies were strong for the winter period.

It was an up-and-down week for the S&P TSX Venture Composite Index over the Jan. 12-18 trading period, with gains almost cancelling losses to leave the board down 3 points at 1606. Daily trading v…

Short positions outstanding at Dec. 31/09 (with changes from Dec. 15/09).