Articles by Northern Miner Staff


Teck Cominco, Sonora partner in Mexico

Vancouver — Mexican explorer Sonora Gold (SGG-V) has partnered with Teck Cominco (TEK-T) on its San Enrique copper-molybdenum project in northern Sonora state, M…



Rio Tinto delays Argyle decision

Vancouver — A final decision by Rio Tinto’s (RTP-N) board on whether the Argyle diamond mine in Western Australia should develop into an underground operation has been deferred unt…



Sold, down the river (August 01, 2005)

The Kelian gold mill, bought from Rio Tinto (RTP-N) by Guinor Gold (GNR-T), has started its journey from interior Kalimantan to Guinor’s Lero gold mine in Guinea,…


Editorial: The RMB is A-OK

The Chinese government surprised the world on July 21 by announcing it would let its currency, the yuan or renminbi (RMB), rise in value by 2.1% to 8.11 RMB to the U.S. dollar, after eleven years of p…


Impala options Highbank

South Africa’s Impala Platinum Holdings (IMPAF-O) has agreed to take up to a 60% stake in Ottawa-based junior Northern Shield Resources‘ (NRN-V) Highbank Lake pla…



Glass Earth peers into NZ’s North Island

Perth, Western Australia — A company with a mix of Canadians and New Zealanders recently embarked on a sophisticated program designed to outline new gold and geothermal energy sources in the heart of…


Metal Prices, earnings rally senior board

Buoyed by stronger commodity prices, the Toronto Stock Exchange Composite Index posted an impressive gain of 199.52 points for the week July 19-25, up 2% to 10,362.55. Reflecting gains in the bullion…



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