Barrick to raise more than $3.5 billion to eliminate gold hedges
As the price of gold surpassed the critical US$1,000 per oz. mark on Sept. 8, Barrick Gold (ABX-T, ABX-N) anno…
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
Detour Gold projects US$844 million for open pit mine
Detour Gold (DGC-T) has finished a prefeasibility study for its Detour Lake Gold project in northeastern Ontar…
Commentary: OMA weighs in Ontario’s Bill 173
The following is an edited portion of the Ontario Mining Association’s submission to the Standing Committee …
Editorial: Gold cracks US$1,000 again
Gold’s day-long breach of the US$1,000-per-oz.-mark was the biggest news for gold bugs around the world on S…
Silver Wheaton to pay US$625M for Barrick silver stream
Vancouver – Having worked out another major silver stream contract, this time with Barrick Gold (ABX-T, ABX-N)…
Xstrata Copper feels pinch from Vale Inco nickel strike
While the masses have gone back to work and school after Labour Day, the last long weekend of summer will stre…
Esperanza Silver completes initial economic assessment of Cerro Jumil
Esperanza Silver’s (EPZ-V, ESPZF-O) 100%-owned Cerro Jumil project, an advanced open-pit heap-leach gold proje…
Investors anticipate Xstrata to make another run at Lonmin
Xstrata (XSRAF-O, XTA-L) could be gearing up for another run at the world’s third largest platinum producer Lo…
Short Position Report (September 08, 2009)
TSX Short PositionsShort positions outstanding at Aug. 31/…
Lake Shore And West Timmins Merge
Analysts say a merger between Timmins, Ont.-focused Lake Shore Gold (LSG-T, LSGGF-O) and West Timmins Mining (WTM-T, WTMNF-O) puts the combined company in line to become a mid-tier gold producer.
Ex-CEO Sparks Boardroom Battle At Athabasca Potash
VANCOUVER — Accusations of incompetence are flying back and forth between the current board of Athabasca Potash (API-T) and an alternate slate proposed and led by the company’s founder and former pre…
Glencore Offers Rare Look Into Its Financials
One of the more unexpected consequences of the upheaval caused by last year’s near financial meltdown is the increased transparency it has encouraged in the notoriously secretive Glencore Internationa…