Mining risks and rewards in Africa
A record number of delegates descended on Cape Town in early February to hear about new African investment opportunities as countries continue to stabilize and open up, though risks remain.
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
Resolute Mining is focused on Mali
Resolute Mining (RSG-X) – the second-largest gold producer listed on the Australian Stock Exchange – may be preparing to wind down its Golden Pride mine in Tanzania in East Africa over the next 24 months after twelve very successful years and…
Great Basin opens Burnstone gold mine (March 05, 2011)
SITE VISIT: Balfour, South Africa – In July 2006, Great Basin Gold (GBG-T) started building its Burnstone gold mine in South Africa, looking to be the first new gold producer in the Witwatersrand basin in 30 years.
Royal Nickel to develop “monster” nickel project in the Abitibi
On paper Royal Nickel (RNX-T) looks like a winning combination: A management and advisory team stacked with former Inco guys and seven billion pounds of nickel in the ground in the Abitibi region of Quebec, one of the friendliest mining…
Trevali poised to revive Santander mine in Peru
SITE VISIT: Lima, Peru – The Santander mine project located 215 km from this coastal city has historic assets and strategic advantages that should help Trevali Resources (TV-T) achieve its goal of becoming Latin America’s newest…
Trouble in a mineralogical paradise: Evaluating the threat by communist insurgents in the Philippines
In late December 2010 a spokesman for the National Democratic Front (NDF), a confederation that encompasses many of the Philippines’ leftist groups – including the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) and its New People’s Army (NPA)…
The way from San Jose: Chilean mines minister Golborne to follow Piera as president?
Santiago, Chile – Last October’s miraculous rescue of 33 trapped miners at San Jose has catapulted Chile’s Mines Minister Laurence Golborne to the forefront of national politics, even to the point that some are talking of him as a possible…
Detour Gold determined to go it alone, as reserves pushed to 14.9M oz. gold
Toronto-based Detour Gold (DGC-T) will resist takeover attempts as the junior focuses on increasing and developing its resources at the Detour Lake project in northern Ontario, already the largest pure gold play in North America, says president…
An Alaskan district takes shape
Vancouver – Talk of a district may be premature, but interest is growing in an area roughly 150 km northwest of Anchorage Alaska thanks largely to Kiska Metals’ (KSK-V) efforts there.
Canarc withdraws from buying Relief Canyon
Following a due diligence review of Firstgold’s bankrupt Relief Canyon gold mine in Nevada, Canarc Resource (ccm-t) has decided not to proceed with a US$11-million acquisition.
Oyu Tolgoi to produce 3 million oz. silver a year
With silver prices cruising to new heights, investor interest in the massive Oyu Tolgoi copper-gold project in Mongolia has “prompted” Ivanhoe Mines (IVN-T, IVN-N, IVN-Q) to “more widely circulate the projections for silver production that have…
Golden resource at Richfield’s Blackwater (March 02, 2011)
Vancouver – After months of encouraging drill results Richfield Ventures (RVC-V) has established a multi-million oz. gold resource at its Blackwater gold project in central British Columbia.