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Articles by Northern Miner Staff
Dacha offers REE investors a second home
With a near-threefold rise in its share price over the past three months, Dacha Strategic Metals (DSM-V) appears to have finally caught the attention of investors looking for a new way to enter the red-hot market for rare earths.
Glencore ups ante on PolyMet
Glencore International (GLEN-L) is betting that PolyMet Mining’s (POM-T, PLM-X) NorthMet polymetallic project in Minnesota has the stuff that profitable mines are made of.
China’s Hanlong looking at Bannerman
Chinese conglomerate Sichuan Hanlong Group is interested in Bannerman Resources’ (BAN-T, BMN-Z) Etango uranium project in Namibia, one of the largest undeveloped uranium resources in the world.
Mindoro working to expand Agata nickel project
Philippines-focused junior Mindoro Resources (MIO-V) continues to advance its Agata nickel project in the country, with an updated resource and prefeasibility study in the works.
Gran Colombia to raise US$75M through silver-linked notes
Gran Colombia Gold (GCM-T) is looking to issue US$75 million of what executive co-chairman Serafino Iacono calls “a creative and innovative financial instrument.”
Barclays Capital weighs in on base metals
Commodities research analysts at Barclays Capital believe lead prices will rise in the final months of the year, are most bullish on copper and tin for next year, and have revised their 2012 price forecasts for nickel and zinc.
Cedar Mountain drills untested Alaskan gold anomalies
While other companies explore emerging Yukon gold belts – such as the White Gold district and the Selwyn Basin – in their hunt for the next big Arctic gold deposit, Cedar Mountain Exploration (CED-V) has its sights set on an even loftier…
Kimber advancing Monterde gold-silver project
Vancouver – After more than a decade of working on the Monterde gold-silver project in Mexico, Kimber Resources (KBR-T) is starting to build momentum.
Construction nearly complete at Yamana’s Mercedes mine
Construction at Yamana Gold’s (YRI-T, AUY-N) Mercedes underground gold-silver mine in northern Mexico is two quarters ahead of schedule, the company reports, with the first gold pour now scheduled before year-end.
AuRico repositions for growth in Mexico
AuRico Gold (auq-t, auq-n) has had nothing short of a notable year so far, as the company continues to rebrand as a low-cost, gold-silver producer, with now three operating mines in Mexico.
Arian beefs up San Jose
Arian Silver (AGQ-V, AGQ-L) finds itself in an enviable position. Not only is the company producing silver at its San Jose property during a time of high silver prices, but it is doing so on a property with significant expansion potential.