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Articles by Northern Miner Staff
Early drilling finds copper at Nova Esperana
Preliminary drilling by Novicourt (NOV-T) and Falconbridge (FAL.LV-T, FAL-N) has intersected copper-gold mineraliza…
Dundee Precious Metals gets OK for Chelopech expansion
Vancouver – Dundee Precious Metals’ (DPM-T, DPMLF-O) redevelopment plans for its Chelopech gold-copper mine in cent…
Harmony grabs South Deep stake
Harmony Gold Mining (HMY-N) has taken a 29.2% stake in fellow South African miner Western Areas, co-owner of the So…
Record Q4 and 2005 earnings for First Quantum
Vancouver – Soaring copper prices drove home the bottom line for First Quantum Minerals (FM-T, FQM-L, FQVLF-O) enro…
Wading through troubled waters in Nigeria (March 09, 2006)
Bird flu, religious conflict and kidnappings of oil executives. You can forgive the average mining investor for ove…
Northwestern, North Atlantic pick up Niger ground
Two Toronto-based juniors have signed deals with the government of Niger for exploration permits in that country’s …
Galeno resource boost for Northern Peru Copper
Vancouver – A new resource estimate has been delivered to Northern Peru Copper (NOC-T, NPUCF-O), increasing the siz…
Tethyan tussle heats up (March 09, 2006)
The board of Aussie takeover target Tethyan Copper (TYCFF-O, TYC-A) is stepping back from earlier advice and urging…
Palmarejo cuts more gold and silver at La Patria
Vancouver – La Patria drilling continues to deliver good gold and silver values for Palmarejo Silver and Gold (PJO-…
Adastra advances Kolwezi
A definitive feasibility study gives a hearty thumbs-up to a 2.3-million-tonne-per-year operation at the Kolwezi co…
Gabriel expects first gold pour in 2009
Vancouver – If ever a mineral deposit had the potential to transform an economically disadvantaged region, it’s th…