Mirasol builds on the back of the drill
Mirasol Resources (MRZ-V) has built a healthy market run of late and it has done so the good old-fashion way: …
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
Pinnacle boosts Silver Coin resource
Vancouver – A preliminary economic analysis of Pinnacle Mines’ (PNL-V) Silver Coin project in northwest B…
Goldcorp Battles Penmont For Canplats
VANCOUVER– Goldcorp (G-T, GG-N) and Minera Penmont have proven themselves worthy adversaries in a bidding war for Canplats Resources (CPQ-V) and its gold-silver-lead-zinc project in Mexico: the origi…
UN Sanctions Against Eritrea To Impede Miners?
Sunridge Gold (SGC-V) says new United Nations Security Council sanctions against Eritrea won’t interfere with its ambitious drilling and exploration plans there in 2010.
Chinese Bid $679M For Corriente
VANCOUVER — After a year of negotiations, Corriente Resources (CTQ-T) has inked a deal to sell itself and its massive copper-gold projects in Ecuador to two Chinese companies for $679 million.
First Quantum Picks Up Ravensthorpe From BHP
BHP Billiton (BHP-N, BLT-L) suspended operations at its Ravensthorpe nickel project in Western Australia in January after nickel prices plunged in late 2008 and it encountered a series of operating an…
Queenston Banking On Kirkland Lake To Return To Producer Status
New resource estimates for two of its deposits in the Kirkland Lake camp have brought Queenston Mining’s (QMI-T) gold resources in this corner of northeastern Ontario to 640,000 measured and indicated…
Big Paydays For Canplats, Corriente
In what may be a sign of a lively year ahead, the last trading week of 2009 was dominated by cash-rich bids for two Canadian juniors with advanced projects in Latin America.
IFC To Buy Helios Stake
VANCOUVER — International Finance Corp. (IFC), the private-sector investment arm of the World Bank, plans to take a 15% stake in Tanzania-focused Helio Resource (HRC-V), making it the junior’s second…
Patience Pays Off For Cameco In Centerra Sale
After years of talking about selling its stake in Centerra Gold (CG-T) to focus on its core uranium business, Cameco (cco-t, ccj-n) has successfully struck while the gold price is hot.
Fitch Ratings Weighs In With Base Metal Forecasts
For the next two years, spending on mining exploration and expansion projects will remain on average below peak levels reached in 2008, according to analysts at Fitch Ratings in a Dec. 22 special repo…
TSX Venture Exchange -Dec. 22-Jan. 4
The S&P-TSX Venture Composite Index enjoyed a happy holidays, gaining 115.76 points between Dec. 22 and Jan. 4 to close the first trading day of 2010 at 1543.93. Daily trading volumes were down, a…