Peru Set To Weather Downturn: Mines Minister
Peru’s Minister of Energy and Mines, Pedro Sanchez, and a Peruvian delegation visited Toronto in early March to attend and speak at the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada convention.
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
Guinea’s Erratic Politics Unsettle Miners
Guinea’s new military chief is keeping mining companies in the West African nation on pins and needles after yet another televised threat against a foreign mining firm there.
Quadra Raising $75M Ahead Of Merger
In a bought-deal agreement with a syndicate of underwriters, Quadra Mining (QUA-T, QADMF-O) will raise $75.3 million that it will use to refinance existing project debt, compensate project contractors…
Mining’s Carbon-Taxed Future
While many in the mining industry still have serious doubts about global warming and our species’ part in it, that isn’t stopping any of the top companies from preparing for what is being seen as the …
Griffin Pursues Bargain-Priced Ivernia
Ivernia (IVW-T, IVWFF-O) might not strike many as a great catch. Its Magellan lead mine in Western Australia has been on care and maintenance since March 2007, after birds in the port of Esperance sta…
EPA Coal Review Causes Anger And Confusion
VANCOUVER — The laissez-faire days of the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) role in permitting valley fills related to mountaintop coal mining may be over.
Troy Buys Intrepid’s Casposo For US$22M
VANCOUVER — Two operating mines is not enough for Troy Resources (TRY-T) — the company is spending US$22 million to add Intrepid Mines’ (IAU-T, IAUFF-O) Casposo gold-silver project in Argentina to i…
Moto raising US$50M
Vancouver – Moto Goldmine’s (MGL-T) share-price spent the better part of 2008 in a steep dive, sinking as low as 80…
Uranium enjoying a resurgence in Nunavut
Vancouver – A year and a half after Nunavut adopted a uranium development policy the territory is hopping with ur…
Filling Bay Street’s mining information gap
George McIsaac, David Love and Boyd Davis all want to fill in an information gap.
New resource for Atlanta Gold project
After switching gears last year to address environmental concerns by local citizens, Atlanta Gold (ATG-T) has rel…
IBI Corp. is banking on uranium in Uganda
Less than 8% of Uganda’s 30 million population has access to electricity and power shortages have severely curtaile…