Editorial: 2012 a sweet and sour year
It was a mixed year of success and setbacks in mining, with some of our favourite stories being:
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
A look at compensation for mining execs, boards
The following is a summary of the Mining Industry 2012 Executive and Board Remuneration report, conducted Bedford Consulting Group and Global Governance Advisors. The report covers remuneration practices among more than 230 mining organizations…
Canaccord reflects on juniors
In its last issue of the year, Canaccord Genuity’s Junior Mining Weekly takes a look back at 2012 and offers predictions for what lies ahead in 2013.
Market news: Toronto Stock Exchange
Optimism that politicians south of the border would come to a resolution regarding the impending fiscal cliff helped hold up equities north of the border during the trading week. The S&P/TSX Composite Index increased 107 points for the…
Market news: TSX Venture Exchange
In the last trading week before the Christmas holiday, the S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index saw one day in the red eliminate four days of small gains, and as a result the index finished the trading session down 5.91 points at 1.177.71….
Venture posts small loss in leadup to holidays
VANCOUVER – In the last trading week before Christmas, the S&P TSX Venture Composite Index saw one day in the red eliminate four days of small gains and, as a result, the index finished the Dec. 17-21 trading session down 5.91 points at…
Vale takes hefty write-downs
Vale (VALE-N) is taking a US$2.85 billion write-down on its Onça Puma nickel mine in the northern Brazilian state of Para after troubles with two furnaces earlier this year led to the halting of its ferronickel…
TSX gains ground
Optimism that politicians south of the border would come to a resolution regarding the impending fiscal cliff helped hold up equities north of the border. The TSX Composite Index was up 107 points for the Dec. 17-20 period, closing at 12,388.71…
U.S. equities rise, Dec. 17-20
U.S. equity markets in the first four days of the week turned positive on optimism lawmakers could avert the fiscal cliff of tax increases and spending cuts. The Dow Jones Industrial Index advanced 176.71 points or 1.35% to 13,311.72 and the…
Canada Lithium starts mine commissioning
Canada Lithium (CLQ-T) has started commissioning the open pit and processing plant at its Quebec Lithium mine near Val d’Or, Que., with first production of spodumene concentrate expected shortly, followed by lithium carbonate output early…
Premier updates Trans-Canada resource
Premier Gold Mines (PG-T) has completed a much-anticipated resource estimate on the four gold deposits—Hardrock, Brookbank, Kailey and Key Lake — that make up its Trans-Canada project in the Beardmore-Geraldton Greenstone belt.
EMED perseveres at Rio Tinto
Mining has been going on at the Rio Tinto copper mine in Spain for thousands of years, but that doesn’t mean molding it into its most modern incarnation is an easy task.