Marifil soars on potash play in Argentina
Potash has become the flavor of the month, if not the year, and juniors the world over are scrambling to get a piec…
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
New resource for Moneta’s Windjammer South zone
The Windjammer South zone of its Golden Highway project, 90 km east of Timmins in Ontario’s Michaud township, has p…
Antares study suggests Haquira economic
A scoping study and preliminary economic assessment of the nearsurface leachable portion of the Haquira copper deposit in south-central Peru suggest there is an opportunity for an economic operation a…
Shore Gold proves up Saskatchewan diamonds (June 16, 2008)
VANCOUVER — A recent resource estimate for Shore Gold’s (SGF-T, SHGDF-O) Star kimberlite project in northern Saskatchewan failed to halt the junior’s slow but steady share price slide.
Foreign-trained engineers get licensing help in Ontario
The Ontario Society of Professional Engineers (OSPE) has received $83,800 from the government of Ontario to develop and deliver special bridge training courses for internationally trained engineers. T…
Rio Grande shows growth potential for Antares, Mansfield (June 16, 2008)
VANCOUVER — Three stepout holes at the Rio Grande coppergold project in northwestern Argentina returned strong intercepts for joint-venture partners Antares Minerals (ANM-V, ANMFF-O) and Mansfield Mi…
Non-profit Geoscience BC awards scholarships
Not-for-profit organization Geoscience has awarded 11 graduate scholarships worth $5,000 to students working on mineral or oil and gas exploration-related topics in British Columbia.
Canada: a new free trade leader?
For Canada’s mining industry, the week ended June 6 was highlighted by a strengthening and expansion of trade ties with some of our best South American neighbours.
Remote copper-gold projects back in play in BC
VANCOUVER — The growing list of the world’s largest “undeveloped” mineral deposits shows that most are in regions of high geopolitical risk ranging from the central African copper belt to the steppes…
Copper Mountain hits new mineralization
VANCOUVER — The planned super pit at the revived Copper Mountain mine may have to be even bigger than designed, as the latest drilling by Copper Mountain Mining (CUM-V, CPPMF) has revealed two new mi…
Western Areas to fast-track Spotted Quoll
Seven months after discovering the shallow Spotted Quoll nickel deposit, Western Areas (WSA-T, WSA-A) has completed a scoping study and plans to fast-track the project into production next year.
TSX VENTURE SHORT POSITIONS (June 16, 2008)
Short positions outstanding at May 31/08 (with changes from May 15/08).