Kodiak invigorates forgotten gold camp
SITE VISIT BEARDMORE, ONT. — Multi-ounce gold grades from Kodiak Exploration’s (KXL-V, KXLAF-O) Hercules project, located in the B e a rdmore – Geraldton greenstone belt of northwestern Ontario, have…
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
Greystar poised to build Colombia’s flagship mine
VANCOUVER–Defining a gold resource of 10.15 million oz. based on 717 drill holes totalling 244,443 metres is a major accompl i s h – ment for any junior company aspiring to make the leap from explora…
Yamana CEO proves his mettle
SITE VISIT ALTO HORIZONTE, BRAZIL — Settling into the cramped seat of an eight-seater jet, Yamana Gold (YRI-T, AUY-N, YAU-L) chairman and CEO Peter Marrone says he hasn’t had a…
Never at Wits’ end
South Africa’s Witwatersrand basin never seems to run out of gold; you might even say it’s never at Wits’ end.
SRA revives Mid-Tennessee zinc complex
SITE VISIT GORDONSVILLE, TENNESSEE–During 28 years of production at the Mid-Tennessee zinc mine complex, it wasn’t always the zinc that kept business afloat. Agricultural lime, gravel, germanium and even a…
New mill at La Guitarra to boost Genco’s production
With silver prices at the start of February 27% higher than a year earlier, Genco (GGC-T, GGCRF-O) wants to fast-track production expansion at its La Guitarra silver mine in central Mexico.
Roxmark tests potential to reopen Northern Empire (March 03, 2008)
Roxmark Mines (RMK-V, RMKMF-O) has started a 6,200-metre surface diamond-drill program at its Northern Empire mine property near Beardmore, Ont.
Potash One raising more funds for Legacy (March 03, 2008)
VANCOUVER — Little more than a month after closing an $11-million financing, Potash One (KCL-V, KCLOF-O)–which recently changed its name from ISX Resources — is going back to the market looking for…
Commentry
The financial bottom line isn’t the only thing that counts for stakeholders these days. Increasingly, they’re paying close attention to a company’s ethical and environmental performance — its non-fin…
Gold, oil hit record highs
More records were set for commodity prices during the week ended Feb. 23, the eighth trading period of 2008, as both oil and gold prices rose to new, all-time nominal highs as the U.S. dollar suffered…
Friendly merger promises a new, Intrepid company
Intrepid Mines (IAU-T, IAU-A) and Emperor Mines (EMP-A, EMPMF-O) each have something the other needs.
Tsagaan Tolgoi coal resource buoys SouthGobi Energy (March 03, 2008)
The Tsagaan Tolgoi coal project has measured plus indicated coal resources of 36.4 million tonnes and an additional inferred coal resource of about 9 million tonnes, South- Gobi Energy Resources (SGQ-…