PDAC shatters attendance records
During the week ended March 8, the tenth trading week of 2008, there was no better way to soak in the enormity of the current mining boom than to push your way through the booths, auditoriums and hall…
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
Dundee to test open-pit potential at Armenian mine
Dundee Precious Metals (DPM-T, DPMLF-O) claims that the Shahumyan polymetallic deposit at its producing Kapan mine, in Armenia, shows potential for an open-pit mine, and now the company is setting out…
Emerging from gold’s shadow
Metals analyst Jeffrey Christian of the CPM Group in New York started his silver forecast at the recent Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) convention in Toronto with a bit of flag…
New partner for Exeter at Cerro Moro gold-silver project
VANCOUVER — Exeter Resource (XRC-V, XRA-X) is taking big steps forward; the junior just outlined a strategic agreement with a government- owned company for the development of the Cerro Moro gold-silv…
First Majestic gains momentum in Mexico
VANCOUVER — Times are good for First Majestic Silver (FR-T, FRMSF-O). The company’s share price has climbed more than 55% in the last six months, it was recently upgraded to the Toronto Stock Exchang…
A cautiously optimistic gold forecast
Getting laughs out of the crowd at the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) convention comes as second nature for HSBC’s jovial analyst, Jim Steel. But in his 2008 forecast for the …
Orezone defines resources in Burkina Faso
VANCOUVER–With four advanced-stage gold projects on the go in Burkina Faso, news keeps on coming from Orezone Resources (OZN-T, OZN-X), including a recently updated resource estimate for its Bondi pr…
Instability in store for copper market
Despite a declining demand for copper in the developed world, including a 20% drop forecast for the United States this year, it is expected that China alone will more than make up for it, says Andrew …
Chinese group to buy slice of N. A. Tungsten
VANCOUVER — A major mining company from the Far East is taking a bite of the Western World’s largest tungsten producer, North American Tungsten (NTC-V, NATUF-O), in a financing and strategic alliance…
Committee Bay to sell Aussie holdings
VANCOUVER — Committee Bay Resources (CBR-V, CBYRF-O) has inked a deal to sell its 50% interest in the Redemption joint venture to Australian-listed partner Focus Minerals (FML-A).
Another gold mine for ATW
Vancouver – ATW Venture (ATW-V) likes the goldfields of Western Australia. Five months after buying the Burnakura g…
Diamonds North sees high stone tally from Tuktu
Vancouver – High initial diamond counts from additional pipes at Diamonds North Resources’ (DDN-V, DDNFF-O) Tuktu k…