Articles by Northern Miner Staff

New York, N.Y.-based jewelry giant Tiffany & Co. recently took out a full-page advertisement in the Washington Post protesting the proposed Rock Creek copper-silver mine in northern Idaho.

Another worker has been killed at Agnico-Eagle Mines‘ (AGE-T) LaRonde gold operation in northwestern Quebec.

Metal stocks (in tonnes) held in London Metal Exchange warehouses at opening, March 30 (change from March 23 in brackets):…

CANADIAN/U.S. EXCHANGE (Bank of Canada noon rate)…

Seeking a broader shareholder base, Australian-listed Anvil Mining has decided to list its shares on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX).

The College of Eastern Utah has dropped its mining program after 30 years, owing to declining enrolment and state legislature-inflicted budget restrictions.

Russian miner Norilsk Nickel has bought Anglo American‘s (AAUK-Q) 20% stake in South African-based Gold Fields (gfi-n) for US$1.16 billion in cash.

After the great shakeout of the late 1990s, consolidation became a bit of a mantra among executives in the gold industry. There were really too many gold companies, the story went, and some merger and acquisition activity would tighten up that loo…

A prototype of the world’s first remotely operated “keyhole” underground mining and dredging system will be built later this year in an attempt to exploit precious metals deposits in water-logged, sandy environments such as river beds and undergro…

Vancouver — Grandcru Resources (GR-V) can earn up to a 70% interest in Atna Resources‘ (ATN-T) Clover gold project in Elko Cty., Nev.