Greystar blindsided by new environmental rules at Angostura
Steve Kesler hardly had time to get comfortable in his new chief executive’s chair before finding himself in t…
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
Canadian coal juniors gearing up in the U.S.
In the last two months five Canadian coal juniors have acquired coal properties in the United States or are ra…
Shaft collapse kills worker at developing Wolverine mine
Vancouver – A shaft collapse at the Wolverine mine in the Yukon has killed one worker, marking the second de…
Copper Mountain Mining closes $34.5 million bought-deal financing
Copper Mountain Mining (CUM-T) has raised $34.5 million that it will use to pay its 75% share of working capit…
Colossus to acquire Vale ground near Serra Pelada
Colossus Minerals (CSI-T, COLUF-O) and its joint-venture partner Coomigasp, a 45,000- strong co-operative of local miners, have struck a deal with Vale (VALE-N) to acquire 7 sq. km of land adjacent to…
Panoro finds partner for Antilla in Peru
VANCOUVER — In the three years since it acquired the Antilla project 140 km southwest of Cuzco, Peru, Panoro Minerals (PML-V) has defined a sizable copper-molybdenum resource at the site. Now the jun…
Fraser Institute ranks Quebec top place for mining
The Fraser Institute’s annual survey of mining executives and managers has ranked Quebec the most attractive jurisdiction for exploration and development for the third year in a row.
SGS buys Verilab, upgrades potassium accreditation
SGS Minerals has acquired Chilebased geochemical analysts Verilab.
Nordex signs 3 year deal with URS
Nordex Explosives (NXX-V) has renewed its contract with URS Canadian Operations, the mine operator at Agrium (AGU-T, AGU-N)’s phosphate operation in Kapuskasing, Ont.
Fluor to expand Debswana diamond mine in Botswana
Fluor (FLR-N) has been awarded a US$450-million contract to expand the Jwaneng Cut 8 diamond mine in Botswana.
US citizens on ‘autopilot’
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TORONTO STOCK EXCHANGE -April 13-19
The TSX composite index lost momentum over the April 13-20 trading period, retreating 3.74 points to close at 12,144.92. The loss was largely due to a mild sell-off after regulators in the United Stat…