Articles by Northern Miner Staff




Railroad tracks at Labrador Iron Mines' Howse deposit near Schefferville, Quebec. Source: Labrador Iron Mines

Labrador Iron to get $30M from Tata Steel

Labrador Iron Mines (LIM-T) is expecting to receive $30 million from India’s Tata Steel as part of an alliance it recently entered with the company’s subsidiary to create cost synergies in the Labrador Trough region,…



The headframe and mill at Wesdome Gold Mines' Kiena gold mine in Val-d'Or, Quebec, during the official mine reopening in 2006. Photo by John Cumming

Wesdome to put Kiena on care and maintenance

VANCOUVER — Shares of Toronto-based Wesdome Gold Mines (WDO-T) took a tumble following news that the company is suspend­ing activities at its Kiena underground gold mine in Val-d’Or, Que. The company announced on March 8 that it…


The PDAC-saw

The first week of March was dominated by the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada’s mega-convention in Toronto, with 30,147 investors, analysts, mining executives, geologists, government officials, students and international…



Snow falls on a drill rig at TomaGold and Quinto Real Capital's Monster Lake joint-venture gold project near Chibougamau, Quebec. Source: TomaGold

TomaGold and Quinto jump on Monster Lake gold hits

VANCOUVER — After a few high-grade gold hits, TomaGold’s (LOT-V) share price is up almost 200% since mid-February, while its thinly traded joint-venture partner on the project, Quinto Real Capital (QIT-V), is up an astonishing…


Selwyn turns the page after eight years at Howard’s Pass

VANCOUVER — It has been quite a ride for Vancouver-based junior Selwyn Resources (SWN-V) since it acquired a 100% stake in the Howard’s Pass zinc-lead project in the eastern Yukon from a Placer Dome joint venture in 2005. The story…


Friedland works his magic at the PDAC

Legendary mining promoter Robert Friedland is looking to strike it big again — this time with Ivanplats’ (IVP-T) high-grade precious and base metals projects in Africa.



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