Australia enjoying new nickel boom
Perth, Western Australia — Australia’s new nickel boom is a lot like the one that put the country on the world nickel map in the 1970s….
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
Exeter expands La Cabeza
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Going for gold in Colombia
Santiago, Chile — Gold exploration in Colombia will top US$30 million this year as the country shapes up to be a key prospect over the next decade for miners looking to this forgotten part of the wor…
De Beers leads next diamond wave
As part of a second wave of new diamond mines coming on-stream in Canada, De Beers is spending $1.6 billion to build two new mines — the Snap Lake underground mine in the Northwest T…
Not your grandfather’s Abitibi
Malartic, Que. — When James Norrie sent his steam drills up the trails from the railway line in the 1930s, the only exploration model in his head was the wildcatter’s principle: drill it and see. Sev…
Rio Narcea axes marginal mines (March 06, 2006)
Rio Narcea Gold Mines (RNG-T, RNO-X) has decided to pull the plug on its marginal El Valle and Carles underground gold mines in Spain’s Asturias province….
Intelligent approaches to mining ethics
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New secondary market liability in Ontario
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People (March 06, 2006)
Golden Phoenix Mnrls — David Caldwell appointed president and COO….
Toronto Stock Exchange february 21-27
The Toronto Stock Exchange retreated 159.29 points to 11,706.47 during the five trading days ended Feb. 27. The gold index fell 4% to 265.39 as the underlying commodity shed US$1.25 to US$553.25. The…
Wolfden picks Lupin (March 06, 2006)
Thunder Bay, Ont., junior Wolfden Resources (WLF-T, WFDNF-O), with a significant presence in the Arctic already, has gone on a Slave Province shopping spree….
Canadian Gold Mutual Funds (March 06, 2006)
Close: Feb. 24, 2006…