Arrow options four nickel-copper properties in Atikokan
Canadian Arrow Mines (CRO-V) has signed options agreements to acquire four nickel-copper properties in northwestern…
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
More money for Forsys at Valencia
After announcing a new uranium discovery on its Valencia uranium property in Namibia back in mid-December, Forsys M…
Editorial: The Top Ten (January 03, 2007)
Every so often, a year is eventful enough to live up to its billing. In 2006, we saw some of the promised takeo…
Noront plans underground sampling at Windfall
In a bid to get better information about the morphology and grade of the Windfall gold deposit in Urban Twp., north…
Regulator puts Alcan’s Kitimat smelter plan in limbo
Vancouver – Alcan (AL-T, AL-N) says a planned $1.8 billion upgrade of its Kitimat smelter is in limbo following a r…
High-grade nickel hole launches Starfire (January 02, 2007)
Vancouver – A hot drill intercept from its Langmuir nickel project near Timmins has given Starfire Minerals (SFR-V,…
Asia Now starts drilling at Habo project in China
With the close of southern China’s rainy season, Asia Now Resources (NOW-V) has begun a 1,000-metre drill program a…
Inco slows nickel production in Indonesia
Dry weather has forced Inco (N-T, N-N) to cut weekly nickel output by about 130 tonnes at its Indonesia unit becaus…
Woodlawn prefeasibility under way
Metallurgical testing and engineering and design work for the Woodlawn base metal project in New South Wales, Australia, is under way.
Toronto Stock Exchange December 19-20
The Toronto equity market was virtually unchanged over the two trading days Dec. 19-20, shedding 2.21 points to close at 12,782.99. Having made record highs in the previous trading period, the market …
TSX Venture Exchange december 19-20
With precious metals trading in a tight range and base metals weakening slightly, the S&P-TSX Venture Composite Index managed to post a modest gain of 25.23 points to close the Christmas-holiday s…
U.S. Markets december 19-20
The decline of the U.S. dollar prompted the government of Thailand to make foreign investment reforms that caused sudden market turmoil on Dec. 19 — reminiscent for some investors of the 1997 Asian e…