The race to find rare earths outside of China
The key metals needed for hybrid cars, flat screen TVs and energy-efficient lighting could be in short supply in a …
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
Monument to build Selinsing gold mine
Vancouver Monument Mining (MMY-V) will go ahead with mine construction at its Selinsing gold project, about 100 …
DRC miners hardest hit
While these are tough times for companies across the mineral sector miners in the Democratic Republic Congo (DRC) a…
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…
Vale slashes iron ore production, trims nickel too
Saying that it is “adjusting to the new global economic scenario,” Vale (RIO-N) is dramatically scaling back its ir…
Uranium price will rebound: analysts (Part 2)
Nick Carter, vice-president at Roswell, Ga.-based uranium consultancy Ux Consulting says that the recent steep drop…
Citigroup turns bearish across the board (October 31, 2008)
Vancouver – In a new commodity outlook Citigroup Global Markets predicts all base metal markets moving to surplus i…
Creston updates moly resource
Vancouver With eyes on declining production of molybdenum from traditional sources such as low-grade copper mines…
U3O8 Corp. to focus on Aricheng South
Uranium drill results from U3O8 Corp.’s (UWE-V) Aricheng South zone in Guyana have confirmed the continuity of mine…
Big initial resource for Sinchao
Vancouver – After two years of drilling Sinchao Metals (SMZ-V) has delineated a sizeable initial resource at its na…
Raitt replaces Lunn as Canada’s Natural Resources minister
On the back of his Conservative Party’s Oct. 14 electoral win, Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper unveiled …
Uranium price will rebound: analysts (Part 1)
“A roller coaster ride” would be one way to describe the uranium spot price in recent years, rising to US$136 per l…