Tips for gold seekers in China (December 25, 2007)
China’s mining history may stretch back 3,000 years, but when it comes to gold, the country has yet to find many wo…
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
Commentary: US Senate report debunks ‘climate consensus’
The following is the introduction to a newly published report by the U.S. Senate Environment and Public Works Commi…
TNM’s 2007 mining persons of the year: Agnico-Eagle’s Boyd and Scherkus
No company better embodies the spirit of Canada’s plucky gold mining sector today than Toronto-based Agnico-Eagle M…
First Quantum ups interest in Equinox to 17%
First Quantum Minerals (FM-T, FQM-L) is quietly buying up shares of fellow copper miner Equinox Minerals (EQN-T, EQXMF-O) for “investment purposes,” it says.
Daily Metal Prices (December 24, 2007)
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Report examines Chinese- dominated rare earth industry
A new study issued by London-based information service Roskill, looks at China’s powerful position as the dominant global supplier of rare earth metals and yttrium.
Gold World sues former partners, starts anew in China (December 24, 2007)
Gold World Resources (GDW-V) is picking up the pieces of its China strategy and has signed a new joint-venture contract on a silver-gold property in Hebei province.
Exchange Rates (December 24, 2007)
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Kootenay Gold climbs on Promontorio drill results (December 24, 2007)
Vancouver — Kootenay Gold’s (KTN-V, KOOYF-O) share price shot up after news that the company hit significant precious and base metal mineralization in 20 of 22 holes drilled at its flagship Promontor…
Silvercorp to build new mill at Ying
After a spending spree this year during which Silvercorp Metals (SVM-T, SVMFF-O) acquired three new properties within 15 km of its Ying silver camp, the company has started to build a 2,000-tonne-per-…
Mine life, costs grow at Hard Creek’s Turnagain
Vancouver — An updated preliminary assessment for Hard Creek Nickel’s (HNC-V, HNCKF-O) Turnagain nickel deposit in northern British Columbia points to the economic potential of an open-pit operation …
Lending Rates (December 24, 2007)
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