Blades of steel: a mining tradition
Congratulations to the PDAC Caracle Cup for carrying on a long standing tradition of “miners” playing hockey during the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada convention held annually in Tor…
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
Schulich hikes Starfield stake (May 12, 2008)
Famed mining entrepreneur Seymour Schulich has increased his holdings in Starfield Resources (SRU-T, SRFDF-O).
M&A: ‘The only certainty in an uncertain market’
When escalating costs and a much-delayed construction schedule forced NovaGold Resources (NG-T, NG-X) and Teck Cominco (TCK. B-T, TCK-N) to pull the plug on building a mine at their Galore Creek coppe…
Murgor boasts strong grades at Hudvam
Strong gold grades drove Murgor Resources (MGR-V, MGRRF-O) shares 48% higher on April 22 after the company released results from its Hudvam copper-gold-zinc-silver deposit in Flin Flon, Man.
Ur-Energy study finds potential at Lost Creek
A preliminary economic assessment on Ur-Energy’s (URE-T, UREGF-O) Lost Creek uranium deposit in Sweetwater Cty., Wyo., found that the project would be economic at uranium prices above US$40 per lb.
Centamin thinks deep thoughts at Sukari
PERTH, WESTERN AUSTRALIA–The Sukari gold project in Egypt’s eastern desert has added resources and reserves so quickly over the past three years that owner Centamin Egypt (CEE-T, CEY-L) has become a …
Lihir Gold and Equigold merger will create global gold major
A diversified portfolio of producing mines, low cash costs and a growth pipeline are the upshot of a merger between Lihir Gold (LGG-T, LIHR-Q) and Equigold (EQI-A), the companies say.
Acadian to spin off gold assets
Halifax-based Acadian Mining (ADA-T, ADAIF-O) is spinning off its gold assets into a new public company to create value for its shareholders, the company says.
TSX VENTURE EXCHANGE APR. 29-MAY 5
VANCOUVER –The S&P-TSX Venture Composite Index managed a small gain over the April 29 to May 5 trading session, gaining 10.59 points to close at 2493.76. Daily trading volumes also crept up an av…
Gold Fields’ South African miners killed
The past couple of weeks have been tragic ones for Gold Fields (GFI-N) employees after a series of unrelated accidents claimed 13 lives at two of the company’s South African assets.
Copper drives Teck Cominco’s Q1 earnings
VANCOUVER — A higher Canadian dollar and lower coal and zinc prices trimmed the net earnings of Teck Cominco (TCK. B-T, TCK-N) in the first quarter of 2008, despite improved copper prices and the str…
Credit Suisse: are copper prices set to spike?
Continuing unrest at copper mines in Chile coupled with low global stocks and supply disruptions in other major copper producing countries have prompted Credit Suisse to raise its copper price forecas…