Fragile finances imperil Constellation Copper (March 24, 2008)
Troubled Constellation Copper (CCU-T, CCUDF-O) may have to file for protection from creditors in Canada and the United States if its cash liquidity problems aren’t eased.
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
Silver Standard boosts Snowfield gold tally (March 24, 2008)
VANCOUVER — Silver Standard Resources (SSO-T, SSRI-Q) has significantly increased gold resources at its Snowfield project, located 40 km north of Stewart, B. C.
SGS acquires Wamtech
Global certification experts SGS has acquired geochemistry technology provider Wamtech.
SEC cracks down on hijacking (March 24, 2008)
Paramount Gold and Silver (PZG-T, PZG-X) is one of 26 companies that have been temporarily suspended by the U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission for allegedly hijacking the identities of defunct o…
Aurelian enlists Redpath, Cartellone for mine planning
Ecuador-focused company Aurelian Resources (ARU-T, AUREF-O) has announced a joint venture between mine contractors Redpath Group and Jose Cartellone Construcciones Civiles will provide construction pl…
AMEC lands Potash Corp. contract
International engineering and project management company, AMEC (AMEC-L) has been awarded a contract with Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan (POT-T, POT-N) at the company’s Rocanville potash mine in Saskatch…
Western Canadian Coal to acquire Falls Mountain
Close on the heels of completing a $40-million private placement of convertible debentures late last year, Western Canadian Coal (WTN-T, WTN-L) says it is set to acquire Cambrian Mining’s (CGIIF-O, CB…
Eldorado inks iron ore deal with BHP
VANCOUVER — Eldorado Gold (ELD-T, EGO-X) has signed an agreement to sell future iron ore production from its 75%-owned Vila Nova project, in northern Brazil’s Amapa state, to mining giant BHP Billito…
Pencari quietly builds Madagascar holdings;Pencari quietly builds Madagascar holdings
About 15% of the land available for mining in Madagascar is unclaimed and it’s going fast, the country’s minister of energy and mines, Elyse Razaka, told The Northern Miner during an interview at the …
The uranium bottleneck
Be prepared for continued volatility in the uranium market this year, but don’t expect the crazy price jumps of 2007, warned Ux Consulting senior vice-president Eric Webb at the recent Prospectors and…
Minco Gold releases resource for Changkeng
Drive for half an hour southwest of Guangzhou — China’s fourth-largest city of 13 million people, across the border from Hong Kong — and you’ll come across the Changkeng gold project, where Minco Go…
TSX VENTURE EXCHANGE (March 24, 2008)
U. S. credit market woes trumped gold’s recent surge through the US$1,000-per-oz. threshold, prompting a 99.44-point slide in the S&P-TSX Venture Composite Index, which closed the March 11-17 trad…