Ascendant closes in on SGV
Ascendant Copper (ACX-T) and St. Genevieve Resources (SGV) managed to hammer out a deal whereby Ascendant will up i…
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
Marathon bids for Discovery PGM (February 19, 2008)
Vancouver – In the midst of completing a feasibility study on its namesake project, Marathon PGM (MAR-T) has made a…
Great Basin Gold ups Burnstone gold count by 41% (February 19, 2008)
Vancouver – An ongoing exploration program at Great Basin Gold’s (GBG-T) Burnstone project in South Africa has incr…
Robust economics for Baffinland’s Mary River project
It took four years and about C$170 million but the definitive feasibility study on its 100%-owned Mary River direct…
3.1M oz. gold resource at Tower Hill’s Livengood
Vancouver – International Tower Hill Mines (ITH-V, THM-X) sees significant potential for its flagship Livengood pro…
Richmont raises reserves (February 19, 2008)
While Richmont Mines (RIC-T, RIC-X) increased production slightly in 2007, it raised gold reserves significantly, t…
Kinbauri’s efforts at El Valle paying off (February 18, 2008)
Vancouver – It’s looking more and more like Kinbauri Gold’s (KNB-V) $5-million bet on the past-producing El Valle a…
Northgate closes Perseverance acquisition (February 18, 2008)
Vancouver – Northgate Minerals (NGX-T, NXG-X) has completed its friendly takeover of Australian gold producer Perse…
B2Gold settles into Colombia (February 18, 2008)
Vancouver – In its first major move since debuting on the market in December, B2Gold (BTO-V) has worked a deal with…
OMA to hold seminar on new WSIB rules
The Ontario Mining Association (OMA) is holding a seminar to introduce employees and employers alike to changes in Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) policies.
NEW HORIZONS (February 18, 2008)
The U.S. Geological Survey has announced the 2008 recipients of the Mineral Resources External Research Program grant.
Tamerlane soars on Pine Point high-grade
VANCOUVER–Shares of Tamer-lane Ventures (TAM-V, TMLVF-O) posted a 93% gain on strong volume in recent trading, closing up 42 to 87 apiece on a high-grade lead-zinc intercept from its Pine Point pro…