Brazil’s richest man denies gold smuggling, fixing tender
Vancouver – Shares of companies partially owned by Brazil’s richest man, Eike Batista, continued to take a beating …
South America
Budding fertilizer producer announces $80 million private placement
Vancouver – Atacama Minerals (AAM-V), a major iodine producer in Chile, has announced an $80 million brokered priva…
Andina doubles gold resources at Volcan
Andina Minerals (ADM-V) has boosted measured and indicated resources at its Volcan gold project in Chile, to 6.62…
Eldorado signs on for Tocantinzinho earn-in (July 21, 2008)
VANCOUVER — Eldorado Gold (ELD-T, EGO-X) is focused on expansion. Fresh from negotiating a takeover of Frontier Pacific Mining (FRP-V, FRPMF-O), the Vancouver- based producer just signed on to earn i…
Editorial: Good news for US miners in Ninth Circuit
During the week ended July 12, the 28th trading week of 2008, miners active in the western U. S. soaked in a rare bit of good news from the U. S. court system.
Aurelian does what it can in Ecuador
While the winds of uncertainty around foreign mining investment continue to blow in Ecuador, the former darling of …
Los Andes upgrades Vizcachitas
Vancouver – The last time The Northern Miner caught up with Los Andes Copper (LA-V) they were dealing with a core-b…
Polar Star takes on Chile
SITE VISIT CALAMA, CHILE — It’s hard to wrap your head around the monstrosity of the Chuquicamata open-pit copper mine — affectionately known as “Chuqui” to the locals. Is the…
Eldorado signs on for Tocantinzinho earn-in (July 09, 2008)
Vancouver – Eldorado Gold (ELD-T) is focused on expansion. Fresh from negotiating a takeover of Frontier Pacific (F…
Iron ore market to stay firm in 2009: forecasts
The Iron Ore Trust Fund of Geneva-based UNCTAD (United Nations Conference on Trade and Development) has published i…
Sinchao step-out hits 189 metres of 2.02% copper
Vancouver – A step-out hole at its namesake property extended the project’s strike length with a solid copper inter…
Marifil soars on Argentine potash play
Potash has become the flavour of the month, if not the year, and juniors the world over are scrambling to get a piece of the action.