Articles by Northern Miner Staff

Majors pour billions into Eastern Canada

It’s not quite as exciting as a new mine built from scratch on a substantial mineral discovery but, in dollar terms, the recent expansions announced by majors active in eastern Canada all add up significant economic activity.


Monterde shows promise for Kimber Resources

Shares of Kimber Resources (KBR-T, KBX-X) jumped 9.2% or 15¢ to $1.78 today following news of the latest two assay results from the Carmen deposit at its Monterde project in Mexico.


TSX climbs during May 24-27 week

The abbreviated May 24-27 trading week saw the TSX Composite Index gain 145 points to close at 13,797.59. The lift came as the Bank of Canada contemplated interest-rate hikes, while the U.S. dollar fell on lower-than-expected U.S. consumer…




Capstone adds copper resources at Minto (May 30, 2011)

Capstone Mining (cs-t) bulked up measured and indicated resources by 219 million lbs. at its wholly owned Minto copper-gold mine in the Yukon. The miner also combined two deposits at the project, which were once thought to be separate, into…



ArcelorMittal invests $2.1B in Quebec

ArcelorMittal (MT-N) is spending $2.1 billion to expand its Mont-Wright mining complex and Port-Cartier pellet plant near Fermont in northern Quebec. 


Quaterra picks up past producer in Nevada

The 1970s were not kind to the Anaconda Copper Company. Its properties were expropriated in Chile and the company was eventually taken over by Arco, an oil and gas company that wasn’t interested in the copper producer’s mineral assets, which…





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