Axmin Sees Potential Gold Mine In Sierra Leone
VANCOUVER — A scoping study on Axmin’s (AXM-V, AXMIF-O) Komahun joint-venture gold project in Sierra Leone, about 250 km east of Freetown, has indicated it would be economic to develop.
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
Rio Tinto-Chinalco Mega-Deal Clears Its First Hurdle
Australia’s competition regulators aren’t objecting to a US$19.5 billion investment in Rio Tinto (RTP-N, RIO-L) from state-owned Aluminum Corp. of China (ACH-N), or Chinalco.
Forsys Takeover Deal May Be On The Ropes
It’s been a wild ride for Forsys Metals (FSY-T, FOSYF-O) shareholders since George Forrest International Afrique (GFI) said it would need more time to pay up for the company and its Valencia uranium d…
U. S. Markets – March 31-April 6
U. S. equity markets rallied during the Mar. 31-Apr. 6 reporting period, with the Dow-Jones Industrial Average up 454 points, or 6%, to 7,976, the S&P 500 index adding 48 points, or 6.1%, to 835, …
Temporary Shutdowns Planned For Diavik
To deal with a global drop in diamond demand, Rio Tinto (RTP-N, RIO-L) is planning two shutdowns at the Diavik mine in the Northwest Territories in the coming months, as well as further delays to the …
Chinese Company To Buy Western Prospector
A Hong Kong-listed company with links to China National Nuclear Corp. — China’s former Ministry of Nuclear Industry, which built the country’s first atom bomb — wants to buy Western Prospector Group…
ABB To Supply Electrical Gear For Vale Plant
Power and automation supplier ABB (ABB-N) has signed a US$62- million deal with Vale (RIO-N) to supply electrical equipment to the company’s Oman Industrial Complex project, in the Middle Eastern coun…
Ventana Extends La Mascota To 725 Metres, Raises $6M
When the first set of drill results from Ventana Gold’s (VEN-T) La Bodega gold project in Colombia came in, CEO Richard Warke says no one could believe it.
Silver Wheaton To Consolidate Grip On Industry
Silver Wheaton’s (SLW-T, SLW-N) proposed acquisition of Silverstone Resources (SST-V, SVRCF-O) will give it immediate production and cash flow from a number of low-cost mines in politically stable cou…
Paramount Gold And Silver Trades Major Stake For $9M
VANCOUVER–Through a $9-million financing, Paramount Gold and Silver (PZG-T, PZG-X) is selling as much as a quarter of the company to Toronto-based FCMI Financial.
Capella Stock Soars On Lajitas Gold Intercept
Capella Resources (KPS-V) has intersected 105 metres of 1.59 gram gold per tonne in a drill hole on its Lajitas project in the Maricunga district of the Andes in northern Chile. The intercept starts a…
Bigger Is Better For Juniors Magellan And Chapleau
Junior explorers Magellan Minerals (MNM-V, MAGNF-O) and Chapleau Resources (CHI-V, CHRRF-O) believe they’d be better off if they combined their exploration and development efforts in northern Brazil.