Are recessions good buying opportunities?
If investors have money to spare and can afford to wait for prices to recover – recessions can be a good buyi…
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
BHP drops Rio Tinto bid
The world’s largest miner, BHP Billiton (BHP-N, BLT-L), has withdrawn its hostile takeover bid for fellow mega-mine…
Duluth Metals’ Nokomis economic, despite low metal prices
A preliminary economic assessment for Duluth Metals’ (DM-T, DM.U-T) enormous poly-metallic Nokomis deposit in…
Carpathian Gold doubles resource in Romania
Carpathian Gold (CPN-T, CPNFF-O) has doubled the resource at its Rovina Valley project in the heart of the Golden Q…
Short Position Report (November 25, 2008)
TSX Short PositionsShort positions outstanding at Nov. 15/08 …
Canplats proves up resource at Camino Rojo
Vancouver – A year after geologists traced red-stained road fill back to its quarry and staked the Camino Rojo or &…
NovaGold suspends Rock Creek production, short on cash for loan
Vancouver – The share price of NovaGold Resources (NG-T) plunged $1.48 to close at 72¢ after the company annou…
Wesdome finds gold under lake
Wesdome Gold Mines (WDO-T) has found some much needed gold in an area that has never been drilled before on its Dub…
Update: Analysts deride HudBay-Lundin merger
Vancouver – Almost across the board, analysts downgraded HudBay Minerals (HBM-T) on its proposed merger with Lundin…
BHP Billiton backs Peregrine Diamonds on Baffin Island
BHP Billiton (BHP-N, BLT-L), the principal owner of Canada’s wildly successful Ekati diamond mine in the Northwest …
Editorial: Teck teeters, Apex falls
Falling commodity prices took deep bites out of another group of zinc miners during the week ended Nov. 15, the 46th trading week of 2008.
Apex Silver Forced Into Fire Sale Of San Cristobal
Apex Silver Mines (SIL-x) has been forced to sell its 65% stake in the massive San Cristobal zinc and silver mine to its minority partner, Japan-based Sumitomo Corp. (SSUMY-o) for US$22.5 million.