Articles by Northern Miner Staff

Vancouver — With results from the 2005 field season in hand, Fronteer Development Group (FRG-T, FRG-X) has enhanced the potential of the Michelin uranium deposit in Labrador, disco…

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…

Vancouver — Geological terranes with potential to rival South Africa’s famous Witwatersrand basin are rarely found, which explains why Newmont Mining (NMC-T, NEM-N) is gearing up f…

Kinross Gold (K-T, KGC-N) will take a US$40-million non-cash charge against its third-quarter earnings when the deal to sell the Aquarius gold project east of Timmins, Ont., closes….

Convinced that consolidation in the uranium sector will continue apace, Strathmore Minerals (STM-V, STHJF-O) has retained National Bank Financial to review “transaction alternatives…

Crystallex International (KRY-T, KRY-X) has bought disgruntled Venezuelan partner Vengroup out of the minority share of the Lo Increible gold deposit in Bolivar state, Venezuela….

Thunder Bay, Ont., junior Sabina Silver (SBB-V, SBBFF-O) has a new resource figure for the Hackett River base metal deposit in western Nunavut, which the company is hoping to use in…

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…

Petaquilla Mnrls — John Purkis resigned as director….