Tournigan adds Dakota uranium claims
The robust outlook for uranium has prompted
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
Hillsborough drills for more coal
Vancouver — Recent drill programs by
Secondary diamond industry showing signs of life
The Northwest Territories’ secondary diamond sector has been struggling to compete ever since the first cutting and polishing centre opened in mid-1999, but there is renewed hope that the industry, or…
Expect delays at Lisbon Valley
Vancouver — Based on a project review completed in late December,
NuStar lines up for Intrepid (January 16, 2006)
Australian gold producer
Fronteer enhances projects in Turkey and Labrador
Vancouver — With results from the 2005 field season in hand,
Slow death at Sago
Every minute counts when it comes to mine rescue….
Perils of energy subsidies
I recently met with a Bozeman, Mont., writer about my opposition to subsidies for alternative fuels. Was I opposed to all subsidies, including those for fossil fuels, the writer asked, or just for win…
TSX rides golden jet
Quarter-century-high gold prices combined with climbing energy prices to push the resource-laden TSX to its highest-ever close of 11,620.46 points on Jan. 6. Canada’s benchmark index later eased sligh…
Fed comments bring sharp rise
Bets that the Federal Reserve Bank would limit the number of interest rate increases in the near term pushed equity markets south of the border to levels they hadn’t seen since 2001. The Dow Jones Ind…
TSX Venture Shorts (January 16, 2006)
Short positions outstanding at Dec. 31, 2005 (with changes from Dec. 15)….
NA Palladium closes Lac des les crusher
Vancouver — Problems with the primary crusher at its Lac des les mine in northwestern Ontario has prompted