PEOPLE — Golden Peaks
Kieran Downes appointed president and CEO.
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
PEOPLE — Emerald Dragon
R.F. Mabanta, Trevor Isfeld, Costas Takkas, and Lawrence Heuchert appoint directors.
INSIDER TRADING — Quebec pension fund boosts Cambior holdings
Caisse de depot et placement, a Quebec pension fund, bought 250,000 shares of Cambior (CBJ-T) at $4-4.03 each to hold more than 8 million shares directly or indirectly. The fund must report its transa…
ALASKA & THE YUKON — Drilling disappoints for Ventures
Drilling at the Carrie Creek gold target in east-central Alaska has come up short for Ventures Resource (VRS-V).The company completed 8,000 ft. of drilling in 10 holes, returning only anomalous gold v…
ALASKA & THE YUKON — Greens Creek cranks out silver for Kennecott, Hecla
With improving production costs and the discovery of new mineralized zones, the revived Greens Creek mine in Alaska is securing its position as one of the largest silver mines in the U.S.Situated on A…
Anooraq gains Bushveld platinum project
Junior Anooraq Resources (ARQ-V), part of the Dickinson-Hunter group, has acquired the rights to a 74-sq.-km land package prospective for platinum group metals. The properties are on the northeastern …
Inmet posts profits
Inmet Mining (IMN-T) is on track for a profitable year following a third quarter that saw the copper and gold producer earn $8.4 million on revenue of $32.1 million (or 22 cents per share).After $3.4 …
WMC advances Meliadine West project
Infill drilling by Australian-based Western Mining Corp. (WMC-N) has confirmed resources previously inferred at the Meliadine West property near Rankin Inlet, Nunavut.The infill program, consisting of…
Gabriel outlines resource at Certej
Underground sampling by Gabriel Resources (GBU-V) has resulted in a preliminary resource estimate for the Certej gold project near Deva, in western Romania.The Certej exploration concession covers gro…
FACTS ‘N’ FIGURES — Drops in spending level off
Although base metals and gold prices are showing signs of strength, budget increases usually lag behind improved metal prices by a year.Exploration spending will continue to drop in the near term, but…
GSC awards Brawner
C.O. “Chuck” Brawner, a civil engineer with extensive experience in rock mechanics, has received the R.F. Leggat Award for his contributions to the field of geotechnical engineering.The award was pres…
Kvaerner reps named to Russian academy
Two employees of the Canadian branch of British-based engineering firm Kvaerner have been named to the Russian Academy of Mining Sciences for their contributions to that country’s mining industry.Vice…