2008




Commentry

The financial bottom line isn’t the only thing that counts for stakeholders these days. Increasingly, they’re paying close attention to a company’s ethical and environmental performance — its non-fin…


Gold, oil hit record highs

More records were set for commodity prices during the week ended Feb. 23, the eighth trading period of 2008, as both oil and gold prices rose to new, all-time nominal highs as the U.S. dollar suffered…


New Horizons (March 03, 2008)

For centuries, some of the greatest scholars believed in alchemy — the ability to turn base metals into gold. While none ever succeeded, there are echoes of alchemy in today’s technological advances …




In an effort to strengthen relations with the locals at its Las Bambas project in Peru, Xstrata Copper has established programs to teach local farmers more effective cultivation techniques.

Developing reserves — of good will

SANTIAGO, CHILE–With alliances of communities and non-government organizations across Latin America putting the mining industry under increased scrutiny, and occasionally blocking new projects reachi…


BY VIRGINIA HEFFERNAN SPECIAL TO THE NORTHERN MINER

Staking continues apace in ‘Ring of Fire’

The Noront Resources (NOT-V, NOSOF-O) base metal discovery has spawned a staking rush in the swampy lowlands of northeastern Ontario, just southwest of James Bay. As of mid-February, juniors had stake…


Noront Resources' exploration crew at McFauld's Lake in Ontario. From right: Lindsay Campbell, camp manager; Mike Kilbourne, project geologist; Mike Peplinski, field supervisor, expeditor; Brian Newton, geologist and project coordinator; Neil Novak, VP of exploration; and John Archibald, geologist.

Noront find fuels deliberation

As consultants begin to piece together a limited but growing database of information about Noront Resources’ (NOT-V, NOSOF-O) Double Eagle project in northeastern Ontario, the discovery is looking les…



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