“Friedland envy” haunts Diggers & Dealers
Perth, Western Australia — Over the past five years, master entrepreneur Robert Friedland has created a guessing g…
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
Largo makes plans for long-term vanadium mine
Largo Resources (LGO-V) is looking at producing vanadium over 23 years at its Maracas project in Bahia state, Bra…
More trouble for Cameco at Cigar Lake
Cameco’s (CCO-T) remediation program at Cigar Lake has been thwarted again. The company reported that work on s…
Editorial: Oil, metals and Russia’s triumph
The geopolitical scene is being dominated by the hot war that erupted between Georgia and Russia last week, which h…
Linear Metals drills moly discovery at KM61
Armstrong, Ont. – If there is one character trait that a geologist must have, it is perseverance, and Matt Rees, ch…
Billionaire to form China-focused resource giant
An Australian billionaire plans to launch his private company, Resource Development International, as a resources g…
NGO’s ready for BHP in Indonesia
A battle could be brewing for BHP Billiton (BHP-N, BLT-L) on a small island in Indonesia. The company that has …
Uranerz could produce 3.3 million lbs. U3O8 per year, study says
A preliminary economic assessment for Uranerz Energy’s (URZ-T, URZ-X, U9E-F) Nichols Ranch uranium project in the…
Harmony and Newcrest teaming up in PNG
Two of the biggest gold miners not listed on the TSX are combining forces in Papua New Guinea (PNG) with the hopes …
Yukon-Nevada halts underground mining at Jerritt Canyon
Vancouver – Around 240 miners are out of work at Yukon-Nevada Gold’s (YNG-T) Smith and SSX mines at its Jerritt Can…
Second fatal helicopter crash in a week kills pilot
Vancouver – A helicopter heading into a mining camp near Carmacks, Yukon, crashed on Saturday, killing the pilot. I…
More zinc for Lundin
Lundin Mining (LUN-T, LMC-N) has hit upon a new zinc-copper discovery at its Neves-Corvo mine, in southern Portugal, that could well be the largest deposit at the project, the company says.