Liberty puts its nickel operations on care and maintenance
Vancouver – Its Redstone mine has been in production for just over a year and its McWatters mine is in pre-producti…
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
Avanti puts US$424M price-tag on Kitsault mine
Vancouver To take a crack at re-opening the Kitsault molybdenum mine, 140 km northwest of Prince Rupert, BC, Avan…
Lydian keeps proving up Amulsar in Armenia
Lydian International (LYD-T) continues to prove up the potential of an often over-looked nation when it comes to mi…
Three on board missing plane in Guyana (November 03, 2008)
A plane contracted to do an airborne geophysical survey for U3O8 Corp. (UWE-V) went missing during the afternoon on…
Sage Gold hopes to extend neighbour’s discovery
Jellicoe, Ont. — Nigel Lees, president and CEO of Sage Gold (SGX-V, SGGDF-O), and Bill Love, the company’s vice-pr…
Commentary: Ohio Coal Association: Obama is ‘extraordinarily misguided’
The following is a statement by Mike Carey, president of the Ohio Coal Association, in response to just-released re…
Uranium price will rebound: analysts (Part 3)
Jeffrey Christian, managing director at New York City-based commodity consultancy CPM Group, says that the recent s…
Book Excerpt: Jewel of the Kootenays: The Emerald mine
— The following is an edited excerpt from Jewel of the Kootenays: The Emerald Mine, an oral history of British Columbia’s Emerald lead-zinc-tungsten mine by Larry Jacobsen. The 335-page book is avail…
Suppliers News: Atlas Copco opens new factory in North Bay
Stockholm-based mining equipment supplier Atlas Copco, has announced the opening of a new factory in North Bay, Ont.
Lake Maitland shows strong economics for Mega Uranium
Vancouver — A month after the government in Western Australia lifted a ban on uranium mining, Mega Uranium (MGA-T, MGAFF-o) released a preliminary economic assessment for its Lake Maitland project th…
CANADIAN GOLD MUTUAL FUNDS (November 03, 2008)
Featured Fund: Altamira precious & Strategic Metals, as of 07/31/08 (in weighted order): Goldcorp, Barrick Gold, Kinross Gold, Agnico-Eagle Mines, Yamana Gold, Franco-Nevada, Newmont Mining, Compa…
NEMI and Aviva to merge (November 03, 2008)
Vancouver — NEMI Northern Energy & Mining (NNE. A-V, NNEMF-o),and Australian-listed Aviva (AVA-a) are merging to create a growth-oriented international coal and energy group.