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Articles by Northern Miner Staff
Atacama adds heft to Cerro Maricunga
Atacama Pacific Gold (ATM-V) is looking to expand its position in the dry highlands of Chile.
Editorial: Grasberg violence escalates
Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold’s Grasberg copper-gold mine in Indonesia’s Papua province continues to be a deadly place, with three contractor workers being murdered and two security personnel suffering gunshot wounds on Oct. 14.
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A strong quarter for Talison
Talison Lithium (TLH-T, TLH-V) got a healthy boost from higher sales and production for the period ended Sept. 30. Its shares jumped 26.5% to $3.77 on the news.
Letter to the editor: Final verdict
As a retired Manitoba exploration geologist and physical scientist, I’ve come to the conclusion that most junior exploration companies are merely mining and milking the markets.
Roxgold has ‘spectacular’ gold hits in Burkina Faso
Vancouver-based Roxgold (ROG-V) keeps reporting intriguing results at its Yaramoko gold concession in western Burkina Faso, near Ouagadougou.
Orbite Aluminae hits another milestone
Montreal-based Orbite Aluminae (ORT-T) (previously named “Exploration Orbite”) has been given the go-ahead to extract a bulk sample of up to 3,000 tonnes of aluminous clay over the next year from its Grande-Vallée claystone deposit in…
Cte d’Ivoire troubles trip up Avion in Mali
Avion Gold (AVR-T) has fallen short of its third-quarter gold production target by 17%, owing to heavy rains and delays in receiving spare parts.
Who knew there was gold in Chapleau?
In the 11 years David Palmer has spent working in remote, infrastructure-challenged corners of northern Ontario and Quebec, the geologist has never had the luxury of stepping out of his hotel and being on-site within 15 minutes. Until Borden…
Sabina finding deeper mineralization at Goose claims
Sabina Gold & Silver (SBB-T) continues to churn out drill results as it works towards resource updates and a scoping study for its Back River project in Nunavut.
Canadian Mining Hall of Fame to honour five new inductees
The Canadian Mining Hall of Fame, of which The Northern Miner is a sponsor, will welcome five new inductees at its twenty-fourth annual induction dinner on Jan. 12, 2012, at the Fairmont Royal York Hotel in Toronto. The new inductees are Ned…