Strateco leads the uranium pack in Quebec (part I)
CHIBOUGAMAU, QUE. — The Matoush uranium deposit is like nothing anyone’s ever seen before.
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
Katanga in distress
Speculation over the poor state of Katanga Mining’s (KAT-T) finances is over.
Rusoro Mining goes after Gold Reserve
Rusoro Mining (RML-V, RMLFF-o) says an unsolicited take-over bid for Gold Reserve (GRZ-T, GRZ-x) offers a “co…
Taseko grows Gibraltar reserves
Vancouver – On the heels of a second expansion at the Gibraltar copper-molybdenum mine in central British Columbia,…
Editorial: Nickel Cuts Hit Home
The steep fall in nickel prices since July finally translated into production cuts by the majors in Canada’s nickel camps during the week ended Dec. 6, the 49th trading week of 2008.
JS Redpath Hired To Ramp Up Kirkland Lake’s South Mine
North Bay, Ont.-based mine developer J. S. Redpath has signed a deal with Kirkland Lake Gold (KGI-T, KGILF-O) to ramp up production at the gold miner’s South Mine Complex to 425 tonnes per day, seven …
Normet Acquires Chilean Manufacturer Semmco
Finnish mining equipment manufacturer Normet Group has acquired Chile-based Semmco Group, giving it access to the South American manufacturer’s specialized robots and low-profile transmixers for spray…
HudBay-Lundin Merger Draws Fire
Vancouver — What was supposed to be a friendly merger between HudBay Minerals (HBM-T, HBMFF-O) and Lundin Mining (LUN-T, LMC-N) is turning into a nasty battle, as groups of HudBay shareholders demand…
Vale Scales Back
As the world economy continues to unravel, Vale (RIO-N) is closing its Copper Cliff South nickel mine in Sudbury, Ont., suspending its Voisey’s Bay nickel operations in Labrador for a month next July,…
Fresnillo Moves On MAG Silver
In what executives at MAG Silver (MAG-T, MVG-X) are calling a “take-under” bid, a subsidiary of Fresnillo (FNLPF-O, FRES-L) is offering US$4.54 per share in cash for all of MAG’s outstanding shares. M…
Seabridge Puts KSM’s Mine Life At 30 Yrs
Vancouver — A preliminary economic assessment has put a US$3.4- billion price tag on the Kerr-Sulphurets- Mitchell (KSM) gold project in northwest British Columbia, but the investment would buy a 30-…
Wesdome Strikes New Gold In Val D’Or Camp
Wesdome Gold Mines (WDO-T, WDOFF-O) has found some much needed gold in an area that has never been drilled before on its Dubuisson property, in Val d’Or, Que. — good news to go along with a solid thi…