Orezone beefs up Bombor resource
Orezone Resources (OZN-T, OZN-X) has nearly tripled gold resources at the Bomboré project in Burkina Faso to…
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
DATA MANAGEMENT BEST PRACTICES: EXTRACTING INFORMATION AND VALUE FROM YOUR DATA
A considerable amount of effort and money is spent on collecting representative samples for exploration, estimation, grade control, and metallurgical accounting. This short course will explore the typ…
Cliffs curtails production at two mines
Declining demand for steel has prompted major iron ore producer Cliffs Natural Resources (CLF-n) to stop production at two mines in Minnesota.
Three on board missing plane in Guyana (November 10, 2008)
A plane contracted to do an airborne geophysical survey for U3O8 Corp. (UWE-V, UTREF-o) went missing during the afternoon of Nov. 1 in the Amazon jungle in Guyana.
Nature of Diamonds lights up the ROM
In the depths of the Michael Lee- Chin Crystal’s lower levels, at the Royal Ontario Museum, a hushed group of media and diamond enthusiasts alike gathered for the opening of “The Nature of Diamonds” i…
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 …
Map Tent (November 10, 2008)
The Mineral Exploration Roundup is pleased to be running the Map Tent for the third year, making it, along with Core Shack, an ongoing and integral part of the technical foundation of Roundup. Map Ten…
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…
DAILY METAL PRICES (November 10, 2008)
Date Nov. 3 Oct. 31 Oct. 30 Oct. 29 Oct. 28 BASE METALS (London Metal Exchange — Midday official cash/3-month prices, US$ per tonne) Al Alloy 1420/1490 1420/1470 1430/1480 1470/1520 1410/15…
CANADIAN EXPLORATION HIGHLIGHTS
The commodity boom continued into 2008 where record high prices were achieved in a number of mineral commodities including iron ore, potash, copper, gold, and metallurgical and thermal coal. Canada co…
BRITISH COLUMBIA EXPLORATION HIGHLIGHTS
British Columbia has seen a significant increase in exploration spending over the last few years with over $415 million spent on exploration in 2007 (up from a mere $25 million in 1999). BC’s share of…
INTERNATIONAL EXPLORATION SUCCESSES
The increased flow of venture capital into the mineral sector and burgeoning balance sheets for producers of all mineral commodities and metals have provided an unprecedented level of funding for expl…