Royal Gold locks in 34% of International Royalty shareholders
There’s been no word from hostile bidder Franco-Nevada (FNV-T) since International Royalty (IRC-T, ROY-X) and …
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
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 pea…
FNX set to hike production in 2010
FNX Mining (FNX-T) forecasts production from its Sudbury mining camp in 2010 will reach 891,000 tons of ore sh…
Capstone expands Minto copper-gold mineralization
Vancouver – Capstone Mining (CS-T) is outlining a new area of shallow copper-gold-silver mineralization on the…
Mint makes changes after gold goes missing
The Royal Canadian Mint says it “has learned some valuable lessons” after losing track of some 17,500 oz. of g…
Short Position Report (December 22, 2009)
TSX Short PositionsShort positions outstanding at Dec. 15/…
NovaGold buys rest of Ambler project
Vancouver – Adding another large-but-isolated northern project to its portfolio, NovaGold Resources (NG-T) has…
Yamana Gold is in the money
Yamana Gold (YRI-T, AUY-N, YAU-L) has amplified its unsecured revolving credit facility from US$500 million to…
Fronteer, AuEx eye new resource at Long Canyon
Vancouver – On its way to a resource upgrade at the Long Canyon project in Nevada, Fronteer Development (FGR-T…
Ontex Resources and Roxmark Mines approve merger
Shareholders of junior gold explorers Ontex Resources (ONT-T) and Roxmark Mines (RMK-V) have voted in favour o…
Acadian gets environmental go-ahead for gold mine
Nova Scotia’s Minister of the Environment has granted the environmental assessment approval Acadian Mining (AD…
Iamgold expects production at Westwood by 2013
The latest preliminary study on Iamgold’s (IMG-T, IAG-N) Westwood project 40 km east of Rouyn-Noranda, Que., s…