Articles by Northern Miner Staff

Vedanta investing US$8.8B in base metal expansion

Having received the go-ahead from India’s Supreme Court, Vedanta Resources (VED-L), an India-focused resource giant, is proceeding with a bauxite project in Lanjigarh, in the state of Orissa. An alumi…


Examing core at Kuriskova, in eastern Slovakia.

Tournigan grows Kuriskova deposit

VANCOUVER — After a modelling error forced Tournigan Energy (TVC-V, TVCFF-O) to reduce the resources at its Kuriskova uranium deposit in eastern Slovakia last year, the newly renamed company has put …


Harmony, Newcrest, team up in PNG at Hidden Valley

Two of the biggest gold miners not listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange are combining forces in Papua New Guinea (PNG) with the hopes of bringing a large-scale gold and silver mine into production by …


More intercepts for Mexoro (August 25, 2008)

VANCOUVER — Thanks to an infusion of cash from Paramount Gold and Silver( PZG-T, PZG-X)this spring, Mexoro Minerals (MXOM-O) continues to announce good near-surface intercepts from its 42-hole drill …



Dia Bras brings in Q2 revenue of $6.7M

Dia Bras Exploration (DIB-V, DBEXF-O)says it’s on target to process 144,000 tonnes of ore in 2008 at its pilot mining projects in Chihuahua state, Mexico.



LENDING RATES (August 25, 2008)

as of 9 a. m. ET, Aug 19, 2008 (%) Bank of Canada 3.25 Target overnight rate 3.00 Canadian Prime 4.75 U. S. Discount Primary 2.25 U. S. Fed Funds market rate 2.00 U. S. Prime 5…


Drilling at Cortez Hills in Nevada.

Barrick’s Q2 strong despite rising costs

Despite a 91% jump in oil prices, which averaged US$124 per barrel in the second quarter compared with US$65 per barrel in the same quarter a year ago, Barrick Gold’s (ABX-T, ABX-N) second-quarter rev…


Robert Friedland, executive chairman of Ivanhoe Mines addresses the Diggers & Dealers Mining Forum in Kalgoorlie, Western Australia.

‘Friedland envy’ haunts Diggers & Dealers

KALGOORLIE, WESTERN AUSTRALIA — Over the past five years, master entrepreneur Robert Friedland has created a guessing game at Australia’s biggest mining conference, the Diggers & Dealers Mining F…


Fortune rejigs Mt. Klappan feasibility

VANCOUVER–A lot has changed in the two and a half years since Fortune Minerals’ (FT-T, FTMDF-O) last feasibility study for the Mount Klappan anthracite coal project, 330 km northeast of Prince Rupert…



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