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— The following is an excerpt from Mining Explained, published by The Northern Miner….
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
Editorial: Placer Doomed?
Just as an open wound bleeding into the ocean will attract sharks from miles around, so will weak, upper-level management in a mining company summon from around the world the kinds of sharks who wear…
Coeur gets EPA approval for Kensington
Vancouver – With final EPA permits in hand, Coeur d’Alene Mines (CDE-N) is commencing construction on its Kensingto…
NEMI bails on $36 million financing
Vancouver – NEMI Northern Energy & Mining’s (NNE.A-V) is canceling its planned $36 million private placement financ…
Gitennes readies drills at Tucumachay
Gitennes Exploration’s (GIT-T) drills are revving after the latest batch of sample results from the Tucumachay prop…
Grande Cache’s no. 8 nearly doubled
A winter’s worth of drilling has nearly doubled the recoverable coal reserves contained in Grande Cache Coal’s (GCE…
Nevsun raises $20 million
Thanks to gross proceeds of $20 million in "bought deal" financing Nevsun Resources (NSU-T) is one step c…
Noranda to refine Inco copper
Two competing companies, Inco (N-T) and Noranda (NRD.LV-T) have reached a mutually beneficial agreement to have Nor…
Bellavista mine pours first gold (June 29, 2005)
The first gold bar has been poured at Glencairn Gold’s (GGG-T) Bellavista open pit mine, 120 km west of San Jose, C…
JV boosts Churchill congregation (June 29, 2005)
Drilling on the Churchill diamond project in Nunavut’s Rankin Inlet has turned up seven new kimberlites for partner…
Lonmin takes out Southern Platinum (June 29, 2005)
London-based platinum producer Lonmin (LMI-L) intends to compulsorily acquire all of the shares of Southern Platinu…
Castleworth hunts for Nevada gold
Vancouver A $1.6-million private placement will help Castleworth Ventures (WTH-V) fund ongoing exploration at the…