Talon gains on new Trairao resource
Talon Metals (tlo-t) got a much needed boost with an initial resource on three target areas at its Trairao iron project in Brazil’s Para state.
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
Bear Creek sees rising costs in Corani feasibility study
A feasibility study on Bear Creek Mining’s (BCM-V) flagship Corani project in southern Peru has added slightly to silver reserves, while capital costs have increased 70%.
Editorial: Closing time at Rick’s golden cafe
A big chapter in the corporate life of NovaGold Resources came to a close, with long-time president and CEO Rick Van Nieuwenhuyse bowing out of the company. The charismatic executive will stick around as a NovaGold director and as president of…
Commentary: Canada’s new CSR Counsellor not feeling the love
If Marketa Evans thought the mining industry would be her biggest critic, imagine the counsellor’s dismay at her efforts being called “toothless,” a “bogus public relations job” and a “cover for business as usual” by the very type of activists,…
Barrick inaugurates Punta Colorada wind turbines
In mid-November in northern Chile, Barrick Gold (ABX-T, ABX-N) officially opened its Punta Colorada Wind Farm, the largest wind power grid ever built by a mining company in the country.
Spot prices
Tuesday, Nov 15, 2011
Producer and dealer prices
Antimony: Mid-mkt US$13,750.00/t
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Thumbs-up for Stornoway’s Renard project
Stornoway Diamond (SWY-T) has completed a feasibility study of its wholly owned Renard diamond project in Quebec’s Otish Mountains region that shows potential for a robust, long-life operation, albeit at higher capital costs than expected.
Lake Shore boasts 6.4M oz. resource
Timmins-focused junior Lake Shore Gold (LSG-T, LSG-X) had been aiming for a 6-million to 8-million-oz. gold resource by early next year. But the company has already achieved this goal by tabling initial resources for its Thunder Creek and…
Tanzanian Royalty hit by fund sell-off
A fund’s liquidation of its holdings in Tanzanian Royalty Exploration (TNX-T, TRX-X) has sent the stock price plunging on Nov. 10