US equities wobbly on recovery concerns, Aug. 16-20
New claims for U.S. unemployment benefits climbed to a nine-month high during the Aug. 16-20 trading week, fue…
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
First resource out for Probe Mines’ Black Creek
Probe Mines (PRB-V) has received the first resource estimate for its 100%-owned Black Creek chromite deposit, …
BHP takes offer to Potash Corp. shareholders
BHP Billiton’s (BHP-N) unsolicited buyout offer for Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan (POT-T, POT-N) for US$130 per share in cash or about US$39 billion “so grossly undervalues the company” that it “was no…
Osisko keeps up the pace
SITE VISIT Malartic, Que. — Heading west out of Val d’Or, Que., on the way to Osisko Mining’s (OSK-T) Canadian Malartic gold project, a headframe comes into view on the…
Lithium expert Keith Evans’ take on lithium
Geologist and renowned lithium expert Keith Evans started his lithium adventure in the early 1970s when he took a job with Selection Trust, which was the dominant producer of lithium ore for the glass…
Will Osisko ever be taken over?
While it’s been going on for years, the speculation surrounding potential takeover target Osisko Mining has ratcheted up in recent weeks, as Kinross Gold has been paying top dollar for gold juniors la…
An Ireland mining primer
While Ireland has a long tradition of mining dating back to the Bronze Age, today the Emerald Isle is internationally renowned as a major zinc-lead mining province.
Hana boasts hits at Banana zone
Highlights from recent drill results from Hana Mining’s (HMG-V, 4LHT-F) Banana zone at its Ghanzi copper-silver project in northwestern Botswana, include an intersect of 3.4% copper and 48 grams silve…
PEOPLE (August 23, 2010)
Alderon Resource — Matt Simpson appointed chief operating officer.
Consolidated Thompson hits key milestone at Bloom Lake
In late July Consolidated Thompson Iron Mines or CLM (CLM-T) shipped the first iron ore concentrate to its Chinese partner WISCO from the company’s Bloom Lake mine on the south end of the Labrador Trough, an area spanning northeastern Quebec…
Goldbrook advances Nunavik
Construction of the Nunavik nickel project in Ungava, Que., is back on track with a startup goal of early 2012 now that Jien Canada Mining, a subsidiary of China’s Jilin Jien Nickel Industry Co., has approved a $122.4 million budget for this…
Marathon PGM continues to extend Leprechaun
VANCOUVER — Marathon PGM (MAR-T) has pulled some significant drill results from the Valentine Lake gold project in central Newfoundland, about half-way through its summer exploration program.