Articles by Northern Miner Staff


An aerial view of the Renard diamond project, a joint venture of Stornoway Diamond and Soquem, in north-central Quebec. After releasing a positive scoping study on the project, part of the Foxtrot property, Stornoway believes Renard could one day be Quebec's first diamond mine.

Renard jumps another hurdle for Stornoway, Soquem

Vancouver — A positive scoping study for its Renard diamond project has boosted Stornoway Diamond’s (SWY-T, SWYDF-o) confidence that it might someday develop Quebec’s first diamond mine.


The Carmen target at the Inca de Oro Sur property, a joint venture of Anaconda Mining and Minera Penoles de Chile. The final 10 holes at the target, 100 km north of Copiapo, in Chile, returned strong copper and gold grades.

Carmen JV returns more gold and copper

Vancouver — The final 10 holes from this year’s drilling campaign at the Carmen target on the Inca de Oro Sur property, a joint venture between Anaconda Mining (ANX-T, ANXGF-o) and Minera Penoles de …


COMMODITY REVIEW: NEW DEMANDS, OLD PRODUCTS

Investor enthusiasm for commodities has continued over the past year, driven by strong prices and increased M&A activity. Debate still abounds about where we are in the commodity cycle. Is there a…



DIVIDENDS (November 10, 2008)

Note: Vale will pay $0.52* on common and pr sh in two instlmnts on Apr 30 and Oct 31. Alcoa will pay its quarterly div of US$0.9375 for US$3.75 cmltv…


BID-ASK — OCT. 28 -NOV. 3, 2008

BID-ASK — OCT. 28 -NOV. 3, 2008 12-MONTH STOCK EXC BID ASK LAST HIGH LO Absolut Res V 0.80 0.98 0.98 1.30 0.001 African Metals V 0.10 0.12 0.14 0.70 0.07 Aguila Am Res …


Roger Agnelli, CEO, Vale.

Vale slashes iron ore production, trims nickel output

Saying that it is “adjusting to the new global economic scenario,” iron ore giant Vale (RIO-n) is dramatically scaling back its iron ore mining in Brazil in order to cope with an estimated 20% product…


Sage Gold hopes to extend Kodiak’s discovery

SITE VISIT Jellicoe, Ont. — Nigel Lees, president and CEO of Sage Gold (SGX-V, SGGDF-o), and Bill Love, the company’s vice-president of business development, are trying to solve a geological…


The pits at Copper Mountain Mining's Copper Mountain project, near Princeton, B. C. The copper mine has been closed since 1996, but the company is hoping to reopen it by the end of 2010.

Copper Mountain gets the go-ahead

Vancouver — Copper Mountain Mining (CUM-t) is not letting global financial turmoil or a falling copper price get in its way: the company is going ahead with development plans at its Copper Mountain p…


PUBLIC GEOSCIENCE -NEW IDEAS, NEW PARTNERSHIPS

Public geoscience programs provide an important foundation for developing new concepts and knowledge of geology and mineral potential. This work, by dedicated and experienced professionals, frequently…


ORCA QUARRY

The Polaris Mineral Corporation’s Orca Quarry is the newest major quarry to be constructed on the west coast and has been built to the highest standards of environmental and social sustainability. It …


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