Earnings: Andean American; Major Drilling; Silver Standard; Western Goldfields
Earnings Summary from CNW Group. All figures in thousands except per-share figures,…
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
Xstrata considers legal action over Aussie mine probe
Vancouver – Swiss mining giant Xstrata (XTA-L, XSRAF-O) is considering legal action after a corruption investigatio…
Deacon resource thrills Brilliant
Vancouver – Initial resource estimates for Brilliant Minings (BMC-V) recently discovered Deacon deposit significan…
Candente launching feasibility study in Peru
Vancouver – Candente Resources (DNT-T) is launching a study to determine the feasibility of building a US$150 mill…
Pierrette Prince
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Codelco strives to modernize
Three decades on from its creation, the Chilean government wants Codelco, the world’s largest copper producer, to operate more like its privately owned rivals. But despite offers, the government is lo…
Meridian’s Minera Florida set to bloom
Meridian Gold (MNG-T, MDG-N), already the largest gold producer in Chile, is planning a major expansion of its new mine in the country.
TSX Venture Short Positions (March 05, 2007)
Short positions outstanding at Feb. 15/07 (with changes from Jan. 31).
Oromin’s Idziszek and Dragovan focus on West Africa
Vancouver — It seems like a far cry from the gold discoveries that made Oromin Explorations (OLE-V, OLEPF-O) president Chet Idziszek and partner Nell Dragovan household names in Canadian exploration …
Quinto examines iron tailings project (March 05, 2007)
Quinto Mining (QU-V, QUTMF-O) is hoping for some quick cash from iron tailings at the Lac Jeannine iron mine in northeastern Quebec.
How to model windfall profits taxes
Commentary In planning a new mine, engineers can draw on a wealth of long-established procedures to prepare a finely detailed study to track construction and operating costs down to the…
Editor’s Picks: the Week’s Top Mining Stories
Even as new record, nominal highs for uranium and nickel prices were being set in the week ended Feb. 24, it was organized labour action in Canada’s railyards that grabbed the most focused attention o…