People (December 08, 2008)
Apoquindo Minerals — Francisco Calaf appointed operations manager for the Apoquindo copper oxide project in Chile.
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
Economy The Wild Card In Wobbly Platinum Market
The platinum market is shakier than it has been for many years, says a report by Johnson Matthey, which refines the platinum that’s consumed in a third of all catalytic converters used to control vehi…
HudBay-Lundin merger draws fire
Vancouver – What was supposed to be a friendly merger between HudBay Minerals (HBM-T) and Lundin Mining (LUN-T, LMC…
Iberian: Five years in reserves at Condestable
Vancouver – Iberian Minerals (IZN-V) has added 30% more contained copper to its proven and probable reserves at the…
Intrepid gets top gold grade at Tujuh Bukit; company wants protection status changed
Vancouver – Recent drilling at Zone A of the Tumpangpitu prospect delivered Intrepid Mines’ (IAU-T, IAU-A) be…
Mongolia sends positive signal to miners
Mongolia’s parliament has voted to set a February 2009 deadline for completing a long-awaited draft investmen…
Northern Dynasty and Anglo update Pebble resource
Vancouver – As a joint-venture between Northern Dynasty Minerals (NDM-T) and Anglo American (AAUK-N, AAL-L) moves t…
Bravo sees more high grade potential at Homestake
Vancouver – Long and high-grade gold intercepts at Bravo Venture’s (BVG-V) Homestake Ridge property, 35…
Guyana Goldfields to team up with Aranka Gold
As the global economy cools down, deal flow in the junior sector seems to be heating up.
Kodiak hitting gold
Vancouver – The Golden Mile project is starting to outgrow its name: Kodiak Exploration (KXL-V) has traced its rich…
Vale shuts down nickel mine in Sudbury
As the world economy continues to unravel, Vale (RIO-n) is suspending its Copper Cliff South mine in Sudbury, shutt…
Freeport-McMoRan to run lean in 2009
Vancouver – Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold (FCX-N) is making deep cuts to capital expenditures, nixing its divi…