Endeavour Mining rises on West African promise and production
Strong production results and a promising preliminary economic assessment had Endeavour Mining (EDV-T) shareholders feeling the love.
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
Karnalyte lands Indian investor for Wynyard potash
Karnalyte Resources (KRN-T) is getting a much-needed financial boost in its drive to develop its wholly owned Wynyard potash project located outside the township of Wynyard, Sask. India’s publicly traded Gujarat State Fertilizers &…
Northern Freegold homes in on Nucleus
A new resource estimate outlining a higher-grade starter zone has put the Freegold Mountain project in prime position, as owner Northern Freegold Resources (NFR-V) finalizes the project’s first economic assessment.
Gold Reach: Lotsa gold and copper at Ootsa
Drilling continues to return long, mineralized intercepts from the West Seel zone at Gold Reach Resources’ (GRV-V) Ootsa property in northwest B.C.
Clifton Star hits PEA milestone at Duparquet
The way forward is coming into focus for junior explorer Clifton Star Resources (CFO-V) at its multi-million ounce Duparquet gold property in northwestern Quebec, 50 km by road north of the mining town of Rouyn-Noranda. The company has…
Fipke takes legal action to stop Ekati sale
Chuck Fipke, a minority shareholder in the Ekati joint venture, is trying to block BHP Billiton (BHP-N, BLT-L) from selling its majority interest in the Ekati diamond mine to Harry Winston Diamond (HW-T, HWD-N) for US$500 million.
Denison to buy explorer Fission
Denison Mines (DML-T, DNN-X) is staying true to its strategy of becoming a leading uranium explorer in the eastern Athabasca basin region of Saskatchewan by agreeing to acquire Fission Energy (FIS-V) for $70 million.
Market news: Toronto Stock Exchange
The S&P/TSX Composite Index was up 98 points to 12,725.09 points for the period.
Record production lifts Paladin
Uranium miner Paladin Energy (PDN-T) picked a good time to beat production estimates.
Rio Tinto pays a steep price for Alcan purchase
London-based mining giant Rio Tinto (RIO-N, RIO-L, RIO-A) is haunted by the ghosts of past acquisitions, with the largest culprit being its US$38-billion takeover of Montreal-based aluminum major Alcan in 2007.
Western Copper jumps on Casino feasibility study
For resource companies, it can be hard to keep investors interested during the lull between discovery and development. During those years the story shifts from exciting exploration results to endless studies of metallurgy, hydrography, power…
Countdown to production at Mount Milligan
The mine that Thompson Creek Metals (TCM-T, TC-N) is building in central B.C. will be a novel operation in many ways.