Chariot on the fast track in Peru
Chariot Resources (CHD-T) is aiming to build itself into the next mid-tier copper producer — and it’s planning to …
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
Aura Gold starts drilling in former gold rush area
Few garimpeiros are seen near Aura Gold’s new Cumaru project in north-central Brazil, unlike the scene from the Par…
Bema’s Johnson asked for documents in Verde dispute
Vancouver – Bema Gold (BGO-T, BGO-N, BAU-L) chief executive officer Clive Johnson and vice-president Dennis Stansbu…
Xstrata Nickel plans to double production by 2012
Staying alive in today’s nickel business requires big bucks from mining companies, but now that Xstrata Nickel, the…
Astral trenches high-grade gold at Jumping Josephine
Vancouver – Wide, high-grade gold values from a second phase trenching program on the Jumping Josephine (JJ) projec…
Western Golfields adds to allure of Mesquite
Results from another oxidized zone near Western Goldfields’ (WGI-T, WGDF.OB-O) main pit at its Mesquite mine in Cal…
Taseko eyes $800 million mine in B.C.
Vancouver – Eyeing growth in British Columbia, Taseko Mine (TKO-T, TGB-X) said it could cost as much as $800 millio…
Tribute pulls high grade zinc at Arrow
Drilling at the Arrow massive-sulphide project in the Confederation Lake area of northwestern Ontario has intersect…
Getting credit for Cte d’Ivoire project tough for Etruscan
Whether the results were too in-line with expectations, or whether they were from a project the market has paid sc…
Tiomin hits bump at Kwale
Tiomin Resources (TIO-T) said it will hold off further construction at the Kwale mineral sands project in southeast…
San Gold sees Rice Lake ounces grow
Vancouver – Armed with a new report on its Rice Lake project, San Gold (SGR-V, SGRCF-O) has tabled an increased res…
Mining and CSR, part III
In parts I and II, we saw how three high-profile accidents at Canadian-operated mines in the mid-1990s triggered in…