http://www.northernminer.com/headlines.aspx Latest industry news headlines from The Northern Miner en-us Copyright ?2013 Business Information Group. All rights reserved. http://www.northernminer.com/rss/ news Mon, 20 May 2013 16:58:55 -0400 Mon, 20 May 2013 16:58:55 -0400 The $15.1 billion takeover last year of oil sands producer Nexen by state-owned China National Offshore Oil Co. (CNOOC) tested the willingness of Canadians to allow foreign state-controlled firms full access to the country’s vast energy... http://www.northernminer.com/news/whos-afraid-of-cnooc/1002333553/?ref=rss&ctid=1002333553 http://www.northernminer.com/news/whos-afraid-of-cnooc/1002333553/?ref=rss&ctid=1002333553 The Northern Miner news Mon, 20 May 2013 16:49:00 -0400 The Northern Miner : Headline News VANCOUVER – The merged Glencore Xstrata PLC (GLEN-L) was supposed to bear a board with directors from both predecessor companies, part of the attempt to portray the deal as a merger of equals instead of a takeover of Xstrata. http://www.northernminer.com/news/investors-send-greedy-xstrata-execs-packing-at-first-glencore-xstrata-agm/1002326336/?ref=rss&ctid=1002326336 http://www.northernminer.com/news/investors-send-greedy-xstrata-execs-packing-at-first-glencore-xstrata-agm/1002326336/?ref=rss&ctid=1002326336 The Northern Miner news Fri, 17 May 2013 19:13:00 -0400 The Northern Miner : Headline News Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ-T) is moving along with its staged expansion at its prized Horizon oilsands project near Fort McMurray, Alberta, to boost the current production capacity to 250,000 barrels a day in 2017. http://www.northernminer.com/news/canadian-natural-on-track-with-horizon-expansion/1002326186/?ref=rss&ctid=1002326186 http://www.northernminer.com/news/canadian-natural-on-track-with-horizon-expansion/1002326186/?ref=rss&ctid=1002326186 The Northern Miner news Fri, 17 May 2013 17:11:00 -0400 The Northern Miner : Headline News VANCOUVER — Vancouver-based producer New Gold (NGD-T, NGD-X) has suffered similar market devaluation to its peers in recent months, with its shares dropping 40% or $4.44 since early January as gold prices have declined. The company has,... http://www.northernminer.com/news/newgold-eliminates-mesquite-hedges-for-us-65-7-million/1002326083/?ref=rss&ctid=1002326083 http://www.northernminer.com/news/newgold-eliminates-mesquite-hedges-for-us-65-7-million/1002326083/?ref=rss&ctid=1002326083 The Northern Miner news Fri, 17 May 2013 16:40:00 -0400 The Northern Miner : Headline News Operational issues at the Copper Mountain Mine in B.C. continue to hound Copper Mountain Mining (CUM-T). http://www.northernminer.com/news/another-hill-to-climb-for-copper-mountain/1002325671/?ref=rss&ctid=1002325671 http://www.northernminer.com/news/another-hill-to-climb-for-copper-mountain/1002325671/?ref=rss&ctid=1002325671 The Northern Miner news Fri, 17 May 2013 16:31:00 -0400 The Northern Miner : Headline News VANCOUVER – The BC New Democratic Party (NDP) lost the election because they listened to the noise instead of responding to the rationale. And it turns out British Columbians are more rational than the sometimes deafening anti-pipeline... http://www.northernminer.com/news/commentary-bc-politics-and-pipelines/1002324601/?ref=rss&ctid=1002324601 http://www.northernminer.com/news/commentary-bc-politics-and-pipelines/1002324601/?ref=rss&ctid=1002324601 The Northern Miner news Thu, 16 May 2013 19:30:00 -0400 The Northern Miner : Headline News VANCOUVER — As Canada's oil sands become increasingly important to the nation's economy, there will inevitably be a demand for ongoing research relating to the development. Edmonton-based junior Titanium Corp. (TIC-V) sees such an... http://www.northernminer.com/news/titanium-digs-for-value-in-oil-sands-tailings/1002324600/?ref=rss&ctid=1002324600 http://www.northernminer.com/news/titanium-digs-for-value-in-oil-sands-tailings/1002324600/?ref=rss&ctid=1002324600 The Northern Miner news Thu, 16 May 2013 19:16:00 -0400 The Northern Miner : Headline News Sunridge Gold (SGC-V) has outlined stronger economics for its prized Asmara copper-zinc-gold project in Eritrea in a feasibility study which outshines last year’s prefeasibility study (PFS). http://www.northernminer.com/news/sunridge-brightens-asmaras-economics/1002324477/?ref=rss&ctid=1002324477 http://www.northernminer.com/news/sunridge-brightens-asmaras-economics/1002324477/?ref=rss&ctid=1002324477 The Northern Miner news Thu, 16 May 2013 18:04:00 -0400 The Northern Miner : Headline News In a little over a year, partners Consolidated Woodjam Copper (WCC-V) and Gold Fields (GFI-N) have grown the inferred resource at the Southeast zone on their Woodjam property in the Cariboo region of central British Columbia from 146.5 million... http://www.northernminer.com/news/jv-partners-grow-resource-at-woodjam/1002324271/?ref=rss&ctid=1002324271 http://www.northernminer.com/news/jv-partners-grow-resource-at-woodjam/1002324271/?ref=rss&ctid=1002324271 The Northern Miner news Thu, 16 May 2013 16:48:00 -0400 The Northern Miner : Headline News There is an estimated 170 billion barrels of oil in Alberta’s oilsands, but getting them all out is proving to be a costly venture. As with the metal mining industry, mining for oil has been subjected to steep cost inflation over the... http://www.northernminer.com/news/husky-ready-to-make-the-sunrise/1002324203/?ref=rss&ctid=1002324203 http://www.northernminer.com/news/husky-ready-to-make-the-sunrise/1002324203/?ref=rss&ctid=1002324203 The Northern Miner news Thu, 16 May 2013 16:23:00 -0400 The Northern Miner : Headline News Over the past decade, we’ve seen a push for increased rigor and disclosure in capital markets. This is a natural response to the chaos we’ve seen in the aftermath of the global financial crisis. Regulators have responded to investor... http://www.northernminer.com/news/commentary-proposed-regulatory-changes-for-venture-issuers-could-cut-red-tape/1002324045/?ref=rss&ctid=1002324045 http://www.northernminer.com/news/commentary-proposed-regulatory-changes-for-venture-issuers-could-cut-red-tape/1002324045/?ref=rss&ctid=1002324045 The Northern Miner news Thu, 16 May 2013 15:00:00 -0400 The Northern Miner : Headline News VANCOUVER — Despite recent uncertainty surrounding production in Canada’s oil sands — due to issues like volatile crude prices and ongoing pipeline debates — growth remains the word for supply-oriented companies in the... http://www.northernminer.com/news/athabasca-finds-aggregate-demand-remains-strong/1002321870/?ref=rss&ctid=1002321870 http://www.northernminer.com/news/athabasca-finds-aggregate-demand-remains-strong/1002321870/?ref=rss&ctid=1002321870 The Northern Miner news Wed, 15 May 2013 19:50:00 -0400 The Northern Miner : Headline News Ivanplats (IVP-T) lost 7% after updating the market on its three precious and base metals projects in Africa. http://www.northernminer.com/news/ivanplats-provides-update-on-operations/1002321747/?ref=rss&ctid=1002321747 http://www.northernminer.com/news/ivanplats-provides-update-on-operations/1002321747/?ref=rss&ctid=1002321747 The Northern Miner news Wed, 15 May 2013 18:20:00 -0400 The Northern Miner : Headline News The supply and demand fundamentals arguing for a lift in the uranium price are plain to see; nevertheless, the market still remains moribund. http://www.northernminer.com/news/paladin-waits-for-fundamentals-to-take-hold/1002321544/?ref=rss&ctid=1002321544 http://www.northernminer.com/news/paladin-waits-for-fundamentals-to-take-hold/1002321544/?ref=rss&ctid=1002321544 The Northern Miner news Wed, 15 May 2013 17:01:00 -0400 The Northern Miner : Headline News VANCOUVER – Kootenay Silver (KTN-V) always knew there was gold alongside the silver at its flagship Promontorio project in Sonora, Mexico, but without proof the gold was recoverable the company had always excluded the yellow metal from... http://www.northernminer.com/news/kootenay-adds-gold-to-promontorio-resource/1002321191/?ref=rss&ctid=1002321191 http://www.northernminer.com/news/kootenay-adds-gold-to-promontorio-resource/1002321191/?ref=rss&ctid=1002321191 The Northern Miner news Wed, 15 May 2013 14:45:00 -0400 The Northern Miner : Headline News VANCOUVER – With a new name and a new prefeasibility study for its flagship gold project in Ghana, Asanko Gold (AKG-T) is pushing towards production. http://www.northernminer.com/news/esaase-prefeasibility-puts-asanko-gold-on-production-path/1002320853/?ref=rss&ctid=1002320853 http://www.northernminer.com/news/esaase-prefeasibility-puts-asanko-gold-on-production-path/1002320853/?ref=rss&ctid=1002320853 The Northern Miner news Wed, 15 May 2013 12:49:00 -0400 The Northern Miner : Headline News