Articles by Northern Miner Staff

Editorial: Tweaking the TFWP

Though the abuses started several years ago, the importing of low-wage Chinese miners by HD Mining International to B.C. late last year and the CBC’s recent revelation on Go Public that the Royal Bank has been laying off skilled,…



Construction workers at K+S AG's Legacy potash project in southern Saskatchewan. Source: K+S AG

Legacy’s costs climb, K+S delays commissioning

VANCOUVER — News of a 26% capital-cost increase and six-month delay in start-up at the Legacy potash mine in Saskatchewan drove owner K+S AG’s share price to a five-month low, but the German fertilizer giant remains confident that…


Areva Resources Canada geologist John Robbins (left) and UEX CEO Graham Thody at the Shea Creek uranium project in Saskatchewan. Source: UEX

UEX, Areva boost resources at Shea Creek

UEX (UEX-T) has bumped up resources at its 49%-held Shea Creek uranium project in the Athabasca basin of northern Saskatchewan. The project boasts the largest undeveloped uranium resource in the much-coveted basin, and third largest…


Working underground at Hudbay Minerals' 777 copper-zinc-gold-silver mine in Flin Flon, Manitoba. Credit: Hudbay Minerals.

Hudbay builds on its Manitoba legacy

VANCOUVER — Canadian base metal producer Hudbay Minerals (HBM-T, HBM-N) laid a foundation for success on the Flin Flon greenstone belt in northern Manitoba roughly 85 years ago. During that time the company has developed 26 mines in the…



Agnico-Eagle stoic as gold price tumbles

This year’s first quarter brought challenges beyond a falling gold price for Agnico-Eagle Mines (AEM-T, AEM-N), but it’s nothing that a company with a 55-year history can’t weather.


Drillers at Transition Metals' Haultain gold property, 125 km south of Timmins, Ontario. Source: Transition Metals

Transition Metals to acquire HTX Minerals

Geologist Scott McLean and geophysicist Keven Stevens set-up privately held HTX Minerals in late 2007 and started raising capital for the start-up exploration company in January 2008.


Aldridge de-risks Yenipazar in Turkey

A nation at the crossroads of Europe and Asia measuring about 800 by 1,600 km is punching above its weight as an emerging mining jurisdiction, with operating mines owned by Inmet Mining (IMN-T), Eldorado Gold (ELD-T, EGO-N) and Alacer Gold…




Bellhaven Copper & Gold's La Mina gold-copper project, 45 km southwest of Medellin, Colombia. Source: Bellhaven Copper & Gold

Bellhaven expands Colombian footprint

Large-tonnage, low-grade deposits may not be the flavour of the month, but Bellhaven Copper & Gold (BHV-V) is in a good position for whenever investors resume their love affair with big gold deposits.


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