Abcourt waking from deep sleep
Patience is a virtue Renaud Hinse, president of Quebec-based Abcourt Mines (ABI-V, ABMBF-O), has nearly perfected over the last 16 years, waiting for silver and zinc prices to rise so production could…
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
Shore wishes upon a Star
Long perceived as consisting of little more than low-grade, highly complex, geological oddities, the Fort la Corne kimberlite field in north-central Saskatchewan is now known to host one of the most…
Debuts and debates
Commentary In a business where engineers and scientists have always had a central role, it was perhaps inevitable that the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada should have become a…
Editorial: Mining and CSR, Part I
Major mining companies and most juniors have adopted progressive environmental and social policies designed to help them gain their “social licence” to operate, at home or abroad.
Suppliers News (December 04, 2006)
Richmont to mill Rocmec ore
People (December 04, 2006)
Bellhaven Copper & Gold — Julio Benedetti appointed president and CEO; Carl Nelson resigned as president and CEO.
Noront hits bonanza grades at Windfall (December 01, 2006)
Vancouver – The extensively tested Windfall gold project in Urban Township, Quebec turned over a pleasant surprise …
Lluvia agreement inked
Toronto junior Columbia Metals (COL-V) has signed a definitive agreement to acquire the Lluvia de Oro gold mine, a …
Xstrata starts phase one for new Sudbury mine
Xstrata (XTA-L, XSRAF-O) will invest $18 million by March 2007 on the first phase of development of its Fraser Morg…
Ravensthorpe to cost US$2.2 billion
A revision of estimated capital costs for the Ravensthorpe laterite nickel project in Western Australia now gives t…
Deeper zone for Northern Star
Northern Star Mining (NSM-V) has discoverd a new deep zone on its Midway gold project at the former Malartic Goldfi…
Hillsborough, NEMI and Anglo Coal form Peace River Coal LP
Vancouver – Hillsborough Resources (HLB-T, HLSRF-O), NEMI Northern Energy and Mining (NNE.A-T) and Anglo American (…