Articles by Northern Miner Staff

This is a crucial juncture for our industry. We are enjoying a period of success with growing consumer demand for diamond jewelry driven by new, dynamic marketing initiatives. We can look back at the last few challenging years with justifiable pri…

Workers at Stillwater Mining’s palladium and platinum mine near Nye, Mont., have voted to accept a new contract after rejecting an earlier offer.

The South African Women in Mining Association says women need more information and training in order to become more active in the country’s mining industry.

Precious MetalsPrice (US$/oz.)Change…

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Antimony: Mid-mkt US$2,600/t.

A federal judge in the U.S. says he will not issue a ruling on a lawsuit filed by native leaders from the Fort Belknap Indian Reservation in Montana who are trying to force the cleanup of the abandoned Zortman and Landusky gold mines, near Malta.

Coeur d’Alene-based junior Kimberly Gold Mines (KMGM-O) has bought the Rescue mine and 120-ton-per day mill in central Idaho, and intends to resume gold production there by next summer.