Articles by Northern Miner Staff




Something’s brewing in Idaho

Idaho is becoming a popular mining destination, and with the Fraser Institute recently ranking the U.S. state as the fifth-best jurisdiction in the world for mining, that trend is likely to continue. 



Ghana yields gold for Abzu

Initial drill results from Abzu Gold’s (ABS-V) Nangodi project in Ghana show that the Bole-Nangodi gold belt in the north of the country still has plenty of gold to give.


First Point stakes new nickel prospects

Nickel-iron alloy explorer First Point Minerals (FPX-V) has discovered promising showings of awaruite mineralization in Australia and the Yukon. The company has staked large land packages surrounding the showings and will look to drill both…


Fission’s Roughrider area play has shareholders glowing green

With the power play for Hathor Exploration’s (HAT-T) promising Roughrider uranium deposit now in its fourth (but perhaps not final) act, Saskatchewan’s Athabasca basin is taking centre stage in the battle for the world’s next best uranium…


Midway pushes Pan to feasibility

Midway Gold’s (MDW-V, MDW-X) new feasibility study for its Pan gold project in White Pine Cty., Nev., shows it’s viable to build at various gold prices.


Mark Smith, Molycorp's president and CEO. For more than 24 years, Smith has been involved in the operation and development of the Mountain Pass rare earth element mine in southeastern California, seen in the background. Photo by Trish Saywell

Molycorp’s Mountain Pass: A made-in-America solution

In late October Molycorp (MCP-N) bused journalists from Fortune, Wired, Mother Jones and The Northern Miner, among others, down Interstate Highway 15 from Las Vegas to meet president and chief executive Mark Smith and tour the company’s…




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