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Probe Mines CEO David Palmer at the Borden Lake gold project in Chapleau, Ontario. Photo by Trish Saywell

Who knew there was gold in Chapleau?

In the 11 years David Palmer has spent working in remote, infrastructure-challenged corners of northern Ontario and Quebec, the geologist has never had the luxury of stepping out of his hotel and being on-site within 15 minutes. Until Borden…


Ned Goodman

Canadian Mining Hall of Fame to honour five new inductees

The Canadian Mining Hall of Fame, of which The Northern Miner is a sponsor, will welcome five new inductees at its twenty-fourth annual induction dinner on Jan. 12, 2012, at the Fairmont Royal York Hotel in Toronto. The new inductees are Ned…


Orbite Aluminae hits another milestone

Montreal-based Orbite Aluminae (ORT-T) (previously named “Exploration Orbite”) has been given the go-ahead to extract a bulk sample of up to 3,000 tonnes of aluminous clay over the next year from its Grande-Vallée claystone deposit in…


New Gold goes all-in at Blackwater

New Gold (NGD-T, NGD-X) has put pen to paper with two B.C.-focused junior gold explorers holding land near the company’s most recent acquisition, the Blackwater gold-silver project, located 150 km southwest of Prince George. 




Hard Creek’s new Turnagain PEA cuts capex by $1.6B

Vancouver – Metallurgical advancements have led Hard Creek Nickel (HNC-T) to release a new preliminary economic assessment (PEA) for its flagship Turnagain nickel project in northwestern British Columbia. Despite the PEA being the company’s…



ATAC reveals a Tiger but the market waits for Nadaleen

ATAC Resources (ATC-V) has submitted a maiden resource estimate, and while it doesn’t come from the zone that investors are most interested in, it still shows a promising deposit. The resource estimate comes out of the Tiger deposit, which sits…


Agnico-Eagle shuts down and writes off Goldex mine

Vancouver – In a significant blow to its bottom line, Agnico-Eagle Mines (AEM-T, AEM-N) has been forced to indefinitely shut down and write off its Goldex gold mine in Val d’Or Quebec due to the instability of the mine.


New Gold goes all-in at Blackwater

Vancouver – New Gold (NGD-T, NGD-N) has put pen to paper with two B.C.-focused junior gold explorers holding land near the company’s most recent acquisition, the Blackwater gold-silver project, located 150 km southwest of Prince George.


Venture climbs again in Oct. 11-14 period

Vancouver – Continued cautious optimism had the S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index climbing again, up 85.11 points in the shortened October 11-14 trading period to reach 1,557.61 points. The index climbed on three trading days while dropping…


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