Yemen Looks For Share Of Mining Spotlight
Exploration companies looking for the next big find have seldom thought to look in the Middle Eastern country of Yemen.
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
Redcorp Files For Creditor Protection
VANCOUVER — Redcorp Ventures( RDV-T, RDFVF-O) has filed for creditor protection, a few weeks after suspending development work at its Tulsequah Chief polymetallic mine in northern British Columbia in…
Mag Silver Still Battling Fresnillo
VANCOUVER — Mag Silver (MAG-T, MVG-X) CEO Dan MacInnis still contends that a significantly slimmed- down resource estimate for the Valdecanas silver vein system on the company’s 44%-owned Juanicipio …
Vedanta Buying Asarco For Us$1.7B
VANCOUVER — Beleaguered U. S. copper giant Asarco has agreed to Vedanta Resources’ (VDNRF-O, VED-L) revised US$1.7-billion offer for its assets following the breakdown of a previously announced US$2….
TSX Venture Exchange – March 3-9
It was continued dreariness on the S&P/TSX Venture composite index for the March 3-9 reporting period. Since mid-February — and the end of a small rally on the Venture Exchange — there have only…
People (March 16, 2009)
Augyva Mining — Simon Britt has stepped down as CFO but will continue as an independent consultant to the company; Lynda Paulin reappointed CFO.
Clarification (March 16, 2009)
In our Feb. 9-15/09 issue, we stated in the article “Cliffs buys into KWG on ‘Ring of Fire’ chrome discovery” that chrome is a byproduct of Bushveld platinum group metals mining.
Ventana Gold extends La Mascota zone to 625 metres
When the first set of drill results from Ventana Gold’s (VEN-T) La Bodega gold project came in no one could believe…
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 quart…
Sandstorm remakes itself as a silver stream business
Vancouver – Two former directors of Silver Wheaton (SLW-T) are trying out the precious metal stream business again,…
Can Forrest fund the Forsys acquisition?
Forsys Metals’ (FSY-T, FSY-N) market run was dealt a severe blow after it announced George Forrest Internati…
Four years of production growth for Endeavour Silver
Vancouver – For Endeavour Silver (EDR-T), 2008 marked four years of rising silver production and the company plans …