Linear says new resource makes KM61 prefeasibilty-ready
Linear Metals (LRM-T) has come out with a resource estimate for its KM61 copper-moly-silver project near Armstrong,…
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
Short Position Report (December 09, 2008)
TSX Short PositionsShort positions outstanding at Nov 30/08 (wi…
Great Basin Gold buys mill for Hollister
Vancouver – Great Basin Gold (GBG-T) is trying to get two mines into production within the next six months and in r…
Fortress cuts 111 metres of 19 grams gold
Vancouver – Fortress Minerals (FST-V) pulled out a long and tantalizingly high-grade gold intercept from the Amy zo…
Mexivada starts artisanal diamond mining in Sierra Leone
The 968-carat “Star of Sierra Leone” diamond was discovered in 1972 — just a few miles north of where …
Best-ever zinc grades at Scott Lake
Cogitore Resources (WOO-V) reported its best-ever zinc grades from recent drilling at Scott Lake near Chibouga…
Luna ends drill program with strong results
Luna Gold (LGC-V) struck upon some promising results at its Cachoeira gold project in northeastern Brazil as it wra…
BHP Backs In On Peregrine’s Chidliak
BHP Billiton (BHP-N, BLT-l), the principal owner of Canada’s wildly successful Ekati diamond mine in the Northwest Territories, seems to think Peregrine Diamonds’ (PGD-t) Chidliak project, on southern…
Choice Spot, Tough Decision For Geologix
SITE VISIT Durango, Mexico — Geologix Explorations (GIX-T, GXEXF-o) is positioned on top of what could be Mexico’s next great polymetallic mine. Just an 85-km drive along a paved highway…
Second Time’s The Charm At Boyongan
Vancouver–The Boyongan copper- gold project’s second prefeasibility study this year has come to a different conclusion than the first.
North American Stock Exchange Indices (December 08, 2008)
52-week Date Nov. 24 Nov. 21 Nov. 20 Nov. 19 Nov. 18 High Low S&P/TSX-Ven Comp 739.12 766.35 748.23 731.39 719.96 2886.39 685.07 TSX Composite 8406.21 9270.62 8753.77 8643.52…
Katanga Halts Cobalt Production In DRC
Katanga Mining (KAT-T, KATFF-o) has stopped producing cobalt at two connected projects in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) because of falling prices for the metal.