Velocity finding new moly in old Cassiar
Vancouver – The historic northern British Columbia mining town of Cassiar has a new resident: another junior explor…
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
Adanac avoids ‘fire-sale’ for 28 days
Vancouver – With more than US$80 million owed on a bridge-loan maturing Jan. 31, 2009, and about $100 million commi…
Avalon gets top drill grades in the Lake zone
Avalon Ventures (AVL-T) set out to define the eastern, southern and western margins of the Lake zone at its Thor La…
Fronteer plans to acquire Aurora Energy Resources
Fronteer Development Group (FRG-T, FRG-x) is the single largest shareholder, with 42%, of Aurora Energy Resources (…
Freeport-McMoRan To Run Lean In 2009
Vancouver– Freeport- McMoRan Copper & Gold (FCX-n) is making deep cuts to capital spending, nixing its dividend and chopping copper production by 5% in 2009 and by 11% in 2010.
Rusoro Makes Formal Bid For Gold Reserve
Rusoro Mining (RML-V, RMLFF-o) says its unsolicited takeover bid for Gold Reserve (GRZ-T, GRZ-x) offers a “compelling premium” and would create the “premier” Venezuelan gold company. But Gold Reserve …
Iamgold Spies Opportunity Amidst Market Turmoil
Iamgold (IMG-T, IAG-n) continues to make the most of a slumping market in its effort to become a leading mid-tier gold producer.
COMMENTARY: Ontario A Leader In Partnerships With First Nations Communities
The following article was written by the Ontario Mining Association.
Editorial: Code Red For Rio Tinto
Rio Tinto’s debt pangs grew acute during the week ended Dec. 13, the fiftieth trading week of 2008. They were set off this time around by the late November collapse of BHP Billiton’s drawn-out hostile…
Correction (December 22, 2008)
In the story “Second time’s the charm at Boyongan” ( T. N. M., Dec. 8-14/08), we inaccurately stated that Philex Gold is purchasing a further 50% interest in the Boyongan project from Anglo American. …
Dogpaw Fetches Good Grades For Houston Lake
Seventy-six per cent of the holes Houston Lake Mining (HLM-V, HLKMF-o) has drilled on its Dogpaw Lake property, near Kenora, Ont., have intersected values of 3 grams gold per tonne or higher.
Spot Prices (December 22, 2008)
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