Chinese firm shows interest in Nemaska
The Chinese are signaling their faith in Nemaska Exploration’s (NMX-T) hard-rock, Whabouchi lithium deposit in Quebec.
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
Silver steps up as gold wanes
There has been a remarkable new development in precious metals in the new year, with silver sales in January outpacing gold sales in absolute dollar terms in several markets such as U.S. Silver Eagle coin purchases.
Minister Dawes: mining ‘crucial’ to BC’s success
The following speech was delivered by Randy Dawes, British Columbia’s Minister of State for Mining, at the opening of AME BC Roundup 2011 conference in Vancouver.
Brigus updates Black Fox (January 31, 2011)
The changes continue over at the Black Fox mine in the Timmins gold district.
Playfair Mining is high risk, potentially high reward
It’s usually a pretty good sign when a rival for land you stake runs out and buys stock in your company.
Vista doubles gold reserves at Mt. Todd
In barely five months Vista Gold (VGZ-T, VGZ-N) has doubled the gold count at its Australian Mt. Todd project with an updated prefeasibility study.
Wood Mackenzie estimates damage of Australian floods (January 31, 2011)
In an analysis of the disruption of coal exports from Queensland, research and consulting firm Wood Mackenzie estimates that more than half of Australia’s coal exports are likely to be affected and the impact will be felt strongly in the global…
Avalon adds tonnes to Nechalacho deposit
Vancouver – Avalon Rare Metals (AVL-T, AVL-X) has added significantly to the indicated and inferred resources at its Nechalacho rare earth elements (REE) deposit in the Northwest Territories after a summer of drilling.
Condor to start drilling La India in Nicaragua
Shares of Condor Resources Plc (CNR-L) leapt 30% to close at £6.50 apiece with 8.7 million shares changing hands on news the London-headquartered company was starting to drill its La India concession in Nicaragua.
Commerce Resources releases final 2010 rare-earth assays
Assays for the final five holes from Commerce Resources’ (CCE-V, CMRZF-O) 2010 drill program at its Ashram rare-earth zone on its Eldor project in northern Quebec bring the junior one step closer to completing a National Instrument 43-101…
Commodities roundup
Vancouver – The final technical session at the Mineral Exploration Roundup in Vancouver took a look at the potential of thermal coal, uranium, vanadium, molybdenum, copper, and of course, gold.
The Case for Tungsten
While gold, silver, copper and rare earths have been drawing much of the markets’ attention in the metals space recently, another metal has been quietly gathering steam.