Articles by Northern Miner Staff

Hefty price tag for Avalon’s Nechalacho

It may be the first feasibility level study completed on a major heavy rare earth project outside of China, but the $1.58 billion price tag of Avalon Rare Metals’ (AVL-T, AVL-X) flagship Nechalacho project in the Northwest Territories has…


UEX, Areva boost uranium 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, now the largest undeveloped uranium resource in the much coveted basin, demoting Cameco’s (CCO-T,…





An aerial shot of HudBay's processing facilities in Flin Flon, Manitoba. Source: HudBay Minerals

Hudbay continues to build on Manitoba legacy

VANCOUVER — Canadian base metal producer Hudbay Minerals (HBM-T) 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 region…


Editorial: Breaking Branco

Luciano Branco’s long and soul-destroying battle with insurance firms AIG and Zurich has finally reached some satisfaction in the courts, with a Saskatoon judge awarding the injured Portuguese-Canadian welder $450,000 in aggravated…


Coalspur advances Vista with key contracts

Coalspur Mines (CPT-T, CPL-A) believes its Vista coal project situated about 2 km from a Canadian National (CN) Rail line in Alberta has the potential to become one of the largest export thermal coal mines in North America.


The Kirkland Lake Plaque.

Honouring Kirkland Lake’s heritage

In 1911 the first bar of gold in Ontario’s Kirkland Lake gold camp was poured at the Tough-Oakes mine. One century and 42.5 million oz. gold later, a group of friends met for coffee and decided to make a bronze plaque to commemorate the…





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