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.
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
Sand Creek drilling hits uranium
An initial drill program on the Sand Creek joint venture ground in Converse Cty., Wyo., has returned a number of intercepts of uranium mineralization.
New discovery at Amaruk proves diamond-bearing
While microdiamond results are positive for the first of four new kimberlites discovered last year by Diamonds North Resources (DDN-V, DDNFF-O) on the Amaruk property in the Pelly Bay area of Nunavut,…
Strateco’s hits attract juniors to Otish
Success in drilling new mineralization at the Matoush uranium prospect in the Otish basin of Quebec has drawn a number of junior companies eager to try and find a lookalike in the Proterozoic sediment…
Study says Maskwa has the stuff
A preliminary economic study on the Maskwa nickel-copper deposit in eastern Manitoba says higher metal prices have justified a higher resource figure.
NEPA process a litigation gauntlet
Vancouver — Anti-mining activists in the United States carry briefcases instead of placards these days, and are racking up victories through the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) — the federa…
Marathon PGM cuts high-grade
The two highest concentrations of precious metals drilled to date in the Coldwell intrusive complex in north-central Ontario have been intersected in recent drilling by Marathon PGM (MAR-T, MRPGF-O).
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…
BC boosts tax credit for exploration in beetle-kill zone
Vancouver — British Columbia is using tax credits in a bid to spur mineral exploration spending in vast areas of the provincial forest that are being ravaged by an infestation of Mountain Pine Beetle…
Friedland touts Mongolian partnership
Vancouver — Ivanhoe Mines (IVN-T, IVN-N) chairman Robert Friedland says he can see the advantage of partnering with the government of Mongolia as the company works to develop the massive Oyu Tolgoi c…
Xstrata, Barrick table new Kabanga resource (March 05, 2007)
It’s a deposit that’s been kicking around for decades, but seems to be getting more respect of late.
Niger uranium draws interest
Vancouver — The hot uranium market has spurred explorers to broaden the global hunt for the energy metal, putting the West African country of Niger in the spotlight again.