Axmin’s permits restricted in Central African Republic (August 29, 2008)
A decree by the Central African Republic to restrict permits valid for a number of minerals to gold alone is a dev…
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
International Beryllium funds nuclear fuel research (August 29, 2008)
International Beryllium (IB-V) has agreed to fund a two-year, US$500,000 research project by Purdue University in W…
Getting your permits in China (August 29, 2008)
Hong Kong — Miners intending to enter China’s vast mining and mineral exploration scene need to know the ropes whe…
Iamgold bids for Euro Ressources
In a move to cut cash costs, mid-tier gold producer Iamgold (IMG-T, IAG-N) is making a cash bid for Euro Ressources…
Spurred on in China (August 29, 2008)
Spur Ventures’ (SVU-T, SPVEF-O) Chinese odyssey began back in 1996 when the company’s mining-focused founders saw p…
Hathor hits homerun with first summer assays
Vancouver – After almost three months of promising scintillometer results, Hathor Exploration (HAT-V) released the …
DRC official sounds sour note
Words from the mouth of an official of the Democratic Republic of Congo’s mines ministry were anything but music to…
Rubicon rises on Red Lake results
Vancouver – Another set of bonanza intercepts from the Phoenix gold project in Red Lake, Ontario, added 38% to Rubi…
Olympus Pacific goes it alone (August 28, 2008)
Olympus Pacific Minerals (OYM-T) is debt-free with about C$16 million in the bank. But when the junior Canadian g…
Gold Reserve rebuffs Rusoro’s advance (August 27, 2008)
Vancouver – With a letter to Gold Reserve (GRZ-T) suggesting a friendly merger, Rusoro Mining (RML-V) made another …
Areva scores with Jordan
Areva appears to have won the latest round of high-stakes international competition in the nuclear industry.Jorda…
HudBay Minerals files resource on Lalor Lake
Lalor Lake has the potential to become HudBay Minerals’ (HBM-T) next mine in the Flin Flon greenstone belt of Manit…