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Articles by Northern Miner Staff
Torex Gold expands El Limon
Torex Gold (TXG-T) has seen heavy trading and a boost in share price after finding more high-grade gold mineralization while defining and expanding its El Limon deposit in Mexico.
Potash Corp. reports a solid Q3
Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan (POT-T, POT-N) has more than doubled its third-quarter profits compared to one year earlier, on the back of rising demand for fertilizer products despite global economic concerns.
Bannerman responds to Hanlong offer
Bannerman Resources (BAN-T, BMN-A) says it’s not going to “tie its hands down” in a long-term arrangement with Sichuan Hanlong Group just yet, keeping its doors open to a less-conditional offer by the Chinese conglomerate and other interested…
High grades for Eagle Hill
Eagle Hill Exploration (EAG-V) has received a first resource estimate for the Windfall Lake project in Quebec’s Abitibi region, and found better grades than it expected.
Auriga looks to put Maverick back in the saddle
Auriga Gold (AIA-V) is looking to reanimate the Maverick Gold project 65 km northeast of Flin Flon, Manitoba.
NMC doubles resource at moly mine
South Korea-focused NMC Resource (NRC-V) has substantially increased contained resources at its high-grade Moland molybdenum mine.
Centerra flaunts a strong quarter
Centerra Gold (CG-T) posted solid third-quarter results, with profits soaring nearly 400%.
Commentary: Traversing the Far North’s legal landscape
Mining companies investing for the first time in Canada’s Far North may find the experience unlike any other. This holds true not only for foreign corporations, but also for companies familiar with mining in Southern Canada.
Newmont’s Hope Bay nears construction decision
When you’re 685 km northeast of Yellowknife, or 160 km above the Arctic Circle, just about everything costs more than it does down south.
Xstrata funds Raglan expansion
Raglan at Quebec’s northern limit in Nunavik is one of the world’s highest grading nickel mines. In August, Xstrata Nickel, one of Xstrata’s (XTA-L) global business units, approved a US$530-million extension project at that will develop the…
The Red Back team returns at Atacama
The former Red Back Mining team led by Richard Clark has returned to advance Atacama Minerals (AAM-V), using the same strategies they used to build Red Back from a junior with a $50-million market cap into a West African gold producer…