Miner killed at Myra Falls
Ken Sandberg, 57, was killed in an underground accident at NVI Mining’s Myra Falls zinc mine on Vancouver Island, near Campbell River, B.C….
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
‘To gather and sell’
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People (July 17, 2006)
Aberdene Mines — Anthony Harvey and Benjamin Ainsworth appointed directors; Brent Jardine, Robert Weicker and Timothy Hipsher resigned as directors….
Xstrata raises the stakes (July 17, 2006)
After taking a few days to root around in its pocketbook, Xstrata (XSRAF-O, XTA-L) has boosted its all-cash bid for the 80.2% of Falconbridge’s (FAL-T, FAL-N) shares it doesn’t already own by $6.50 pe…
LME info on the go
In need of the latest zinc price but regularly find yourself shooting a round of 18 on the links?…
Peabody Excel-erates its coal business
St. Louis, Mo.-based coal producer Peabody Energy (BTU-N) has agreed to a cash deal to take over Australian coal producer Excel Coal (EXOAF-O, EXL-A) for about US$1.5 billion….
Equinox revises Lumwana figures
While the market initially reacted harshly to news from Equinox Minerals (EQN-T, EQXMF-O) regarding rising capital costs at its Lumwana copper project in Zambia, with time, the market came to see the…
Zaruma board survives coup
Gold and copper hopeful Zaruma Resources (ZMR-T, ZMRAF-O) is free to proceed with a financing deal that would see construction at its Luz del Cobre copper project in Mexico financed by Swiss-based met…
Editorial: The grass keeps growing
The lawsuit duel between the Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninuwug First Nation and junior explorer Platinex — detailed in our news story last week T.N.M., July 7-13/06) — shows the lengths to which competin…
Oxus consultant shot in Kyrgyzstan
A consultant for British gold developer Oxus Gold (OXUSF-O, OXS-L) was shot and wounded in the Kyrgyz capital of Bishkek on Friday, sustaining injuries to his liver and kidney….
N.A. Palladium boosts Q2 output at Lac des Iles
Vancouver – With underground operations now fully on-stream, North American Palladium’s (PDL-T, PAL-X) Lac des Iles…
NovaGold and Pioneer battle over merit of Grace
Vancouver An ongoing dispute over the merit of the Grace claims has not deterred NovaGold Resources (NG-T, NG-X) …