Articles by Northern Miner Staff


Vivian Danielson

Imperial Metals bids for bcMetals

Vancouver — A proposed takeover bid for bcMetals (C-V, BMTLF-O) could catapult Imperial Metals (III-T, IPMLF-O) into a much larger gold and copper producer, assuming the company completes the acquisi…


JOHN CUMMINGQuebec's Minister of Natural Resources and Wildlife Pierre Corbeil (middle) shares a laugh with Murray Pollitt (right), former Wesdome Gold Mines director. Corbeil knows the Val d'Or region and its people well, having worked as a dentist in the riding for two decades prior to entering provincial politics.

Wesdome reopens Kiena

Val d’Or, Que. — The celebrations marking the official reopening of the Kiena underground gold mine on Aug. 18 were particularly sweet for Wesdome Gold Mines (WDO-T, WDOFF-O), coming as they did afte…


Gold Fields bids for WA, expanding Driefontein, Kloof

Coincident with its deal to acquire Barrick Gold’s (ABX-T, ABX-N) half stake in the South Deep gold mine in South Africa, which is co-owned by Western Areas (WARJF-O, WAR-J), Gold Fields (gfi-n) is bo…


LionOre taking its share (September 18, 2006)

With the price of nickel surging in recent weeks and traditional titans Inco (N-T, N-N), and Falconbridge (FAL-T, FAL-N) fading away, LionOre Mining International (LIM-T, LMGGF-O, LOR-L) is establishi…


IMF gets bearish on metals

The International Monetary Fund made headlines in the world’s financial press earlier this month with a remarkably bearish take on the future of metals prices….







London junior picks up Bibiani

London-listed junior Central African Gold (CAN-L) has struck a deal with AngloGold Ashanti (AU-N, AGD-L) to buy the Bibiani gold mine in Ghana, along with the Bibiani North exploration permit….


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