Ecuadorian-Venezuelan state mining company bogus, says Ecuadorian Chamber of Mines
Vancouver – The idea of creating a bi- or even tri-national state mining company, raised at a meeting of Ecuador,…
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
Puget sees lustre in base metals
Plummeting prices and demand didn’t discourage Puget Ventures (PVS-V) president Erin Airton from forming a junior f…
Zazu likes Lik
Vancouver – Is 4.6 billion pounds of zinc enough for you?
Venezuela terminates Gold Reserve’s rights at Brisas
In the last few months Venezuelan strongman Hugo Chavez has nationalized the assets of oilfield-services providers,…
Who says there’s a credit freeze for miners?
The shell shock from the financial crisis has many miners thinking debt financing is out of their r…
TNM reporters rack up awards nominations
This year The Northern Miner editorial team has tallied a record six nominations for the annual Kenneth R. Wilson a…
Creston Moly and Tenajon join forces
Vancouver – A proposed merger of Creston Moly (CMS-V) and Tenajon Resources (TJS-V) is set to create a molybdenum d…
Franco-Nevada raising $322M
Vancouver – Franco-Nevada (FNV-T) is topping up its coffers with a bought-deal financing worth $322 million.BMO C…
Wesdome to add a little sweetener at Kiena
Wesdome Gold Mines (WDO-T)has come across a high-grade ore zone at its Kiena Mine in Val d’Or, Que., just in time…
Underworld hits longest gold intercepts yet
Vancouver – A trio of strong drill-hole results from the White Gold property in the Yukon propelled Underworld Reso…
Kazakhstan claims some uranium deals illegal
Shares of Uranium One (UUU-T) took a beating today following news that Kazakhstan has accused a key executive…
Editorial: Anti-mining CSR bill heads to committee in Ottawa
Late May is seeing the beginning of committee work on one of the more anti-miner bills to move through Canada’s Hou…