Articles by Northern Miner Staff

VANCOUVER — Athabasca Potash (API-T, ABHPF-O) has made it clear that as part of a strategic review process formed to consider possible partnerships on the Burr potash project in Saskatchewan, it is n…

VANCOUVER — A revised mine plan for Copper Mountain Mining’s (CUM-T, CPPMF-O) Similco project foresees the mine producing more copper for longer, based on an increased reserve estimate for the Britis…

VANCOUVER — Quadra Mining (QUA-T, QADMF-O) has released a strong scoping study for the large Sierra Gorda copper-gold-molybdenum project in Chile.

Platinum prices have tumbled from last year’s high of US$2,301 per oz. to about US$1,160 per oz. at the end of July, but Bank of America Merrill Lynch forecasts that fundamentals for the metal are lik…

Growing optimism about China’s demand for cars, property and power grid construction coupled with a weaker U. S. dollar is driving up the price of aluminum, according to Standard Chartered Bank.

The intensification of the strike by many of Vale’s Canadian workers stood out as news during the 30th trading week of the year.

With the rollercoaster ride of commodity prices of late, it can be hard for smaller manufacturers not to get pushed aside by their more powerful counterparts.

Lihir Gold (LGG-T, LIHR-Q) has decided to put its Ballarat gold mine in Victoria state, Australia, up for sale.

Etruscan Resources (EET-T, ETRUF-O) is selling its 40% participating interest in the Samira Hill gold mine in Niger to its partner and mine operator Semafo (SMF-T, SEMFF-O).

VANCOUVER — Bannerman Resources (BAN-T, BNNLF-O) has boosted the uranium resource at its Etango project in Namibia by 26%.

The Caylloma silver-lead-zinc mine in southern Peru has proven and probable reserves of 20.3 million oz. silver — 404% more than previously estimated, Fortuna Silver Mines (FVI-V, FVITF-O) has report…