Ceasefire brings hope to Great Quest in Mali
For over a year, Great Quest Metals’ (GQ-V) Tilemsi phosphate project in Mali has been in limbo, waiting for peace to return to the remote northern corner of the troubled West African nation.
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
Fortuna making San Jose bigger and stronger
Fortuna Silver (FVI-T) continues to bulk up its San Jose mine in the south of Mexico, and this time it is doing it for free.
Pangolin finds more kimberlites in Botswana
In the last two months, Pangolin Diamonds (PAN-V) has discovered two of the seven new kimberlites found in Botswana over the last five years and added as a consultant Manfred Marx, a diamond geologist who led the field team that in…
Lundin pulls trigger on US$325M Eagle deal
VANCOUVER — Lundin Mining (LUN-T) has been shopping for a base metal asset to add to its production portfolio, and on June 12 the company found a partner in Rio Tinto (RIO-N, RIO-L), which was looking to unload its development-stage Eagle…
Newcrest to take $6B writedown, cut office jobs
Newcrest Mining (NM-T, NCM-A), joining a growing list of miners that have been rattled by the recent dip in commodity prices amidst escalating costs, intends to slam the brakes on spending and swallow up to A$6 billion ($5.8 billion) in…
Commentary: TSX rule change gets mixed reaction Down Under
On Dec. 31, 2012, the Toronto Stock Exchange made amendments to its company manual to require that TSX-listed issuers elect all directors annually, in addition to changes requiring disclosure of majority voting policies.
Silvercorp sees expansion potential in China’s Ying district
VANCOUVER — China-focused silver miner Silvercorp Metals (SVM-T, SVM-N) had a busy year in 2012 on the exploration front, and has released a myriad of results over the past eight weeks that cover 80,000 metres of drilling over three mines…
Metals, mining and money markets
Spot pricesCourtesy of ScotiabankTuesday, June 18, 2013 Precious MetalsPrice…
Rockgate and Mega to merge
VANCOUVER — Rockgate Capital (RGT-T) and Mega Uranium (MGA-T) are merging to create a uranium company with several advanced projects, early stage properties, a healthy treasury and a strong team of managers and directors.
Sabina raises funds for Back River’s exploration
Sabina Gold & Silver (SBB-T) is raising $20 million to keep the drills turning on its advanced-stage Back River gold project in Nunavut’s West Kitikmeot region, a move that has one analyst scratching his head.
Commentary: Nothing to fear in Quebec’s proposed tax regime
Recently, mining operators and investors have been playing it safe in Quebec. No business wants to be in a situation where mining taxes become an intrinsic production cost that could jeopardize a project’s profitability.
Editorial: Dousing the Ring of Fire
One of the surprises of the year that in some ways isn’t such a big shocker is Cliffs Natural Resources’ announcement this past week that it is suspending work at its $3.3-billion Black Thor chromite project in northern…