Articles by Northern Miner Staff

Flotation recovery cells processing material from Trevali Mining's Santander zinc mine. Credit: Trevali Mining

Trevali poised to benefit from zinc’s revival

VANCOUVER — In a market where raising even a few million dollars is tough, Trevali Mining (TSX: TV; US-OTC: TREVF) is busy filling a $46-million bought-deal financing, adding to a balance sheet that in the last 14 months already saw $16…



U.S. markets rise slightly, Nov. 25-29

The Dow Jones Industrial Average and the S&P 500 marked their eighth straight week of gains with the Dow climbing 21.64 points or 0.14% to 16,086.41 and the S&P 500 up 1.05 points or 0.10% to 1,805.81. The eight-week streak for the…



A worker places drill core in a container at Dalradian's Curraghinalt project in Northern Ireland. Credit: Dalradian Resources

Dalradian nails key permit at Curraghinalt

A permit application for underground exploration development at Dalradian Resources’ (TSX: DNA) high-grade Curraghinalt gold project in Northern Ireland has been approved.





Timmins Gold's open pit San Francisco gold operation 150 km north of Hermosillo, Mexico. Credit: Timmins Gold

Timmins Gold revamps mine plan at San Francisco

VANCOUVER — The future came into focus for Timmins Gold (TSX: TMM; NYSE-MKT: TGD) in early November, when the company released an updated reserve estimate and mine plan for its wholly owned San Francisco gold operation, 150 km north of…


Drilling at KWG Resources and Cliffs Natural Resources' Big Daddy chromite deposit in Ontario's Ring of Fire camp in 2009. Credit: KWG Resources

Editorial: The Cliffs Notes on the Ring of Fire

Dear Ontario, there’s been way too much off-base and irresponsible commentary in the province about Cliffs Natural Resources’ decision to shelve its Ring of Fire Chromite project. And so, in the spirit of afternoon reality TV and…


The mining camp at Cliffs' chromite project  in northern Ontario's Ring of Fire region. Credit: Cliffs Natural Resources

Cliffs shelves Ring of Fire chromite project

VANCOUVER — Five years ago, when explorers discovered chromite in northern Ontario’s James Bay lowlands region, the metal’s primary finished form — ferrochrome, a key steelmaking ingredient — was worth US$6 per kg,…


The exploration camp at Chieftain Metals' Tulsequah polymetallic project in northwestern B.C. Credit: Chieftain Metals

Chieftain finds new feeder zone

Parts of the Tulsequah Chief orebody in northwestern B.C., 100 km south of Atlin and 65 km northeast of Juneau, Alaska, were mined by Cominco — now Teck Resources (TSX: TCK.B; NYSE: TCK) — from 1951 to 1957.


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