U. S. MARKETS – SEPT. 30-OCT. 6
The U. S. government may have passed the US$700-billion bailout package into law on Friday, Oct. 3, but that hasn’t erased fears that it will take a long time to thaw frozen credit and get the economy…
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
John Gartner gets top Geotechnical Society honours
Gartner Lee co-founder John Gartner has received the Canadian Geotechnical Society’s (CGS) most prestigious award, the Robert F. Legget Medal, for 2008.
Snowden to prepare Golden Peaks resource
Snowden Group is set to prepare an independent resource calculation for Argentinian-focused mining company Golden Peaks Resources’ (GL-T, GDPEF-o) La Fortuna gold project.
Redpath acquires Aussie mining contractor Eroc
North Bay, Ont.-based mining contractor The Redpath Group has cemented its place in the Australian mining sector through its acquisition of Eroc Pty. Ltd.
San Jose smiles on Fortuna
Infill drill results from Fortuna Silver Mines’ (FVI-V, FVITF-o) 33,000-metre program at the San Jose silver-gold project in Oaxaca, Mexico, are starting to come in.
Citigroup big on precious metals miner Fresnillo
Since Mexico’s mining group Industrias Peoles (IPOAF-O, PENOLES-m) spun off its silver and gold assets creating Fresnillo (FNLPF-O, FRES-l), the new company has generated some buzz.
Editorial: More pain, no gain
The week ended Oct. 4, the 40th trading week of 2008, was again characterized by global economic uncertainty stemming from the U. S. banking crisis. Miners and mineral explorers are now feeling the pa…
Xstrata drops Lonmin offer, then stocks up
The same day that it dropped a hostile US$10-billion bid for Lonmin (LNMIF-O, LMI-l), Xstrata (XSRAF-O, XTA-l) increased its stake in the platinum miner to nearly 25% — buying 22.2 million shares at …
Gammon Gold bouncing back
The evolution of Gammon Gold (GAM-T, GRS-x) from a small junior exploration company to a mid-tier gold and silver producer was a nice growth story — at first.
Goldcorp touts large, low-cost Penasquito project
Just two years after acquiring its Penasquito property in Mexico, Goldcorp (G-T, GG-n) poured its first gold from the project’s oxide circuit and expects the planned open-pit mine to reach full produc…
Mexico ranks tops in mining potential on Fraser Institute survey
Sometimes numbers can tell a story best and certainly that is the case when it comes to Mexico’s mining industry.
Nayarit rides drilling success at Orion
Vancouver — While most others go to slaughter in the market, Nayarit Gold (NYG-v) has bucked the trend and instead found rich pasture in its parallel Del Norte and Animas veins at its Orion gold-silv…