Sojitz targets Primary Metals for takeover
Vancouver – The Board of tungsten producer Primary Metals (PMI-V, PMIZF-O) has thrown its support behind a $3.65 pe…
Anglo American plc
Northern Dynasty partners with Anglo on Pebble
Vancouver – Northern Dynasty Minerals (NDM-V, NAK-X) has brought on senior miner Anglo American (AAUKD-O, AAL-L, AG…
Nautilus gets sinking feeling
Vancouver — Shares of aspiring seafloor miner Nautilus Minerals (NUS-V, NUSMF-O, NUS-L) slipped to a several-month low recently following news that a works contract with its tentative development par…
Knight pulls mineralization at West Raglan
Anglo American (AAUK-Q, AAL-L) has intersected two wide mineralized zones in the first hole of its current drill pr…
Miners gather for pow-wow in Manila
Manila, Philippines — Held recently here, and organized by the Asean Federation of Mining Associations (AFMA), the…
Nautilus development partner bows out
Vancouver – Shares of aspiring sea-floor miner Nautilus Minerals (NUS-V, NUSMF-O, NUS-L) slipped to a several-month…
Far West’s Santo Domingo Sur to benefit from Salvador closure
SITE VISIT Diego de Almagro, Chile — Vancouver-based exploration company Far West Mining (FWM-T, FWMLF-O) will update the resource estimate for its Santo Domingo copper property in Chile’s Region III…
Two sets of gold results push Exeter up 48% (June 18, 2007)
Vancouver — Strong gold results out of Argentina on the back of good gold grades from Chile had investors interested in Exeter Resources (XRC-V, XRA-X) recently, pushing its share price up 48% to $3….
Norilsk ups the ante for LionOre
Moscow-based Norilsk Nickel (NILSY-O, MNODL-L) has proven itself undeterred by a high break fee and raised its bid …
Water Scarcity Could Hit Chile’s Miners
SPECIAL TO THE NORTHERN MINER
Xstrata, Barrick table new Kabanga resource (March 05, 2007)
It’s a deposit that’s been kicking around for decades, but seems to be getting more respect of late.
African mining conference draws masses
Cape Town, South Africa — On strong commodity prices and a sustained bull market, the opening day of the 12th annual Mining Indaba conference attracted more than 4,000 delegates to hear about the ong…