Initial resource on Puimajuq boosts Canadian Royalties
In the Inuktitut language “Puimajuq” means “near surface” and Canadian Royalties (CZZ-T) hopes its deposit of …
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
Tyhee bullish about gold project in Yellowknife
Tyhee Development’s (TDC-T) Yellowknife gold project in the South Mackenzie mining district of the Northwest T…
Editorial: Gold smashes price records
Gold prices are typically strong in September and October as Western goldsmiths and jewellers stock up on inve…
Livengood hits 12 million oz. for Tower Hill
Vancouver – Three years ago International Tower Hill Mines (ITH-V) started its first drill program at the Li…
The Barrick Effect helps out New Gold
Now that Xstrata (XSRAF-O, XTA-L) has agreed to sell its 70% interest in the El Morro copper-gold project, in …
Capital Gold boosts reserves at El Chanate mine
New York-based Capital Gold (CGC-T, CGLD-O) built its 100% owned El Chanate open-pit mine in Sonoro, Mexico, i…
Rio Tinto doubles down on Ivanhoe
Ivanhoe Mines’ (IVN-T) largest publicly traded shareholder wants a bigger piece of the copper pie in Mongolia.
Update: Cliffs sidelines Cons. Thompson with own Wabush bid
Friday’s US$120-million bid by Consolidated Thompson Iron Mines (CLM-T) for a 100% interest in the Wabush Mine…
North American Palladium Raises $65M
After accepting and then rejecting an unpopular $50-million financing through 7% convertible notes, North American Palladium (PDL-T, PAL-X) has found a way to raise the money, and then some, via flow-…
Ivanhoe Seals The Deal
It’s one of those dramas that has carried on so long that its resolution is oddly underwhelming.
Mining Execs More Optimistic
— The following are the latest findings of the Mining Recruitment Group’s survey of more than 70 mining executives that was distributed and completed during the first week of August 2009. This survey…
People (October 12, 2009)
Colossus Minerals — Randy Reichert appointed president and COO; Vic Wall has resigned as president but becomes VP of exploartion; Augusto Kishida has resigned as VP of exploration but becomes VP of b…