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Timmins Gold's open pit San Francisco gold operation 150 km north of Hermosillo, Mexico. Credit: Timmins Gold

Timmins Gold revamps mine plan at San Francisco

VANCOUVER — The future came into focus for Timmins Gold (TSX: TMM; NYSE-MKT: TGD) in early November, when the company released an updated reserve estimate and mine plan for its wholly owned San Francisco gold operation, 150 km north of…



The exploration camp at Chieftain Metals' Tulsequah polymetallic project in northwestern B.C. Credit: Chieftain Metals

Chieftain finds new feeder zone

Parts of the Tulsequah Chief orebody in northwestern B.C., 100 km south of Atlin and 65 km northeast of Juneau, Alaska, were mined by Cominco — now Teck Resources (TSX: TCK.B; NYSE: TCK) — from 1951 to 1957.


The mining camp at Cliffs' chromite project  in northern Ontario's Ring of Fire region. Credit: Cliffs Natural Resources

Cliffs shelves Ring of Fire chromite project

VANCOUVER — Five years ago, when explorers discovered chromite in northern Ontario’s James Bay lowlands region, the metal’s primary finished form — ferrochrome, a key steelmaking ingredient — was worth US$6 per kg,…


Cordoba hits mineralization at San Matias

VANCOUVER — The first four holes into the San Matias project in Colombia all returned significant copper and gold grades over good lengths for owner Cordoba Minerals (TSXV: CDB).


Strathcona Mineral Services president Graham Farquharson.

Strathcona’s Farquharson on the problem with Brucejack

VANCOUVER — Strathcona Mineral Services’ resignation from the Brucejack gold project in early October dealt a huge blow to project owner Pretium Resources (TSX: PVG; NYSE: PVG). Upon its departure, Strathcona raised serious concerns…


Azincourt president and CEO Ted O'Connor examines historical drill core at the Patterson Lake North project in Saskatchewan. Credit: Azincourt  Uranium

Azincourt CEO talks Peruvian uranium acquisitions

VANCOUVER — Though junior Azincourt Uranium (TSXV: AAZ; US-OTC: AZURF) is a relatively new arrival to the exploration game — the company completed its listing prospectus in April 2012 — it has made waves by locking down a…


Drilling at KWG Resources and Cliffs Natural Resources' Big Daddy chromite deposit in Ontario's Ring of Fire camp in 2009. Credit: KWG Resources

Editorial: The Cliffs Notes on the Ring of Fire

Dear Ontario, there’s been way too much off-base and irresponsible commentary in the province about Cliffs Natural Resources’ decision to shelve its Ring of Fire Chromite project. And so, in the spirit of afternoon reality TV and…


Lucara’s Karowe a veritable cash machine

Cash — the one thing investors trust these days — continues to flow into Lucara Diamond’s (TSX: LUC) coffers from the sale of its world class diamonds and the market continues to applaud its efforts.


Azincourt picks up Peruvian uranium portfolio

VANCOUVER — Though junior Azincourt Uranium (TSXV: AAZ) is a relatively new arrival in the exploration game — the company completed its listing prospectus in April 2012 — it made waves early by locking down a piece of the…


TNM editor-in-chief talks Ring of Fire on CBC Radio

The Northern Miner’s editor-in-chief John Cumming joined Lisa Laco’s Superior Morning show on CBC Thunder Bay this morning to discuss Cliffs Natural Resources’ (NYSE: CLF) shelving of its chromite project in northern Ontario’s Ring of Fire camp.


Potash Ridge's Blawn Mountain potash project, 90 km northwest of Cedar City, Utah. Credit: Potash Ridge

Potash Ridge’s SOP story in Utah

VANCOUVER — A prefeasibility study suggests Potash Ridge’s (TSX: PRK; US-OTC: POTRF) Blawn Mountain project in Utah could be transformed for US$1.1 billlion into an economic, long-life, open-pit mine producing high-quality potash.


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