Uganda ready for the big boys
After watching mining companies flock to its neighbours Tanzania and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the gove…
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
Oxus Gold divests Kyrgyz project (March 12, 2007)
Oxus Gold (OXS-L) has sold its interest in the operating company that had developed the Jerooy gold deposit in Kyrg…
Buena takes out a quarter of its hedge book
Minas Buenaventura (BVN-N) has bought back contracts for about a quarter of its hedge book, in a deal worth US$145 …
The revival of mining in the Solomon Islands
At the end of the 1990s the Gold Ridge mine was synonymous with mining in the Solomon Islands. The project then h…
Hinterland shares hot on JV
Hinterland Metals (HMI-V, HNLMF-O) shares received a nice boost after the company reported plans to combine its Euro uranium property in Quebec’s Otish basin with Kakanda Resources’ (KRC-V, KRCFF-O) n…
Shining Tree drilling suggests extension
Ursa Major Minerals (UMJ-V) has completed a five-hole program on its Shining Tree nickel property in Fawcett Twp., about 100 km north of Sudbury, Ont. One hole suggests that mineralization persists do…
Zeox signs $15M supply contract
Zeox Corp. (ZOX-V, ZOXCF-O) subsidiary White Cliffs Mining, has signed a 10-year, $15-million supply contract to sell processed zeolite to Oklahoma-based CTOC Go, makers of the Congo Process water pur…
NovaGold gets Alaska permit boost
Vancouver — NovaGold Resources (NG-T, NG-X) says the U.S. government is reinstating a key permit for its Rock Creek gold mine in Alaska, a project that the company hopes to have in production by the …
Barrick brings Ruby Hill back to life (March 12, 2007)
Following a successful restart of operations, Barrick Gold’s (ABX-T, ABX-N) Ruby Hill mine in Nevada poured its first gold in February.
Wesdome breaking even (March 12, 2007)
Wesdome Gold Mines (WDO-T, WDOFF-O) was a little short on production in 2006 at its Kiena gold mine in Val d’Or, Que., but the future is looking up with the surprise discovery of an extension of the S…
Consmin looks to reorganize with Gilbertson (March 12, 2007)
Former BHP Billiton (BHP-N, BLT-L, BHP-A) chief executive Brian Gilbertson and the low-profile Swiss-based coal house AMCI have made a joint bid to finance Consolidated Minerals (CNM-L, CNM-A).
TSX Venture Exchange Feb. 27-Mar. 5
The Asian stock market correction prompted a major retraction in the resource sector over the Feb. 27-March 5 trading session as investors wondered if the region’s hunger for commodities would wane. T…