Articles by Northern Miner Staff




Alamos makes headway in Turkey

Alamos Gold (AGI-T) outlines a positive mining scenario at its Turkish gold assets, Agi Dagi and Kirazli, and reveals an inferred resource for its Camyurt project, also in Turkey.


Brazil mining code stirs uncertainty

Revisions to Brazil’s mining code may cancel mineral rights that the government deems strategic such as phosphate, potash, and rare earth elements, Reuters reported yesterday, quoting unnamed but “high-level” government and…


WCB hunts gold, copper elephant on Misima Island

VANCOUVER — When big-time global miner Xstrata PLC (XTA-L) put its US$5.3-billion Frieda River copper project in Papua New Guinea on the market in late June, there were a few raised eyebrows at the state of affairs in the small Melanesian…



[Update] Orbite keeps moving

Orbite Aluminae (ORT-T) has been busy proving its patented technology to extract alumina from clays, bauxite, and red mud works. It now says it’s capable of recovering individual rare earths as a byproduct from its high-purity…



Western Potash takes novel approach

When Western Potash Corp. (WPX-T) starts commercial production at its Milestone potash mine in 2016 it will draw much of its water from treated sewage effluent from the city of Regina, about 30 km away.


Commentary: More on cost overruns on capital development

I am an advocate of change for the better, as well as the preservation those things that work well, but there seems to be a lack of good balance between the two these days when it comes to project development in mining. It seems to me that too…



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