Articles by Northern Miner Staff

BY VIVIAN DANIELSON SPECIAL TO THE NORTHERN MINER

Greystar poised to build Colombia’s flagship mine

VANCOUVER–Defining a gold resource of 10.15 million oz. based on 717 drill holes totalling 244,443 metres is a major accompl i s h – ment for any junior company aspiring to make the leap from explora…


BY SUSAN KIRWIN Yamana Gold processes 16 million tonnes of ore per year at its new Chapada open pit copper-gold mine in Brazil. Inset: Yamana Gold chairman and CEO Peter Marrone.

Yamana CEO proves his mettle

SITE VISIT ALTO HORIZONTE, BRAZIL — Settling into the cramped seat of an eight-seater jet, Yamana Gold (YRI-T, AUY-N, YAU-L) chairman and CEO Peter Marrone says he hasn’t had a…


La Mancha works to gain market favour

It’s been nearly two years since a reverse takeover put Areva’s gold assets into La Mancha Resources’s (LMA-T, LACHF-O) hands (then listed on the TSX Venture Exchange) — effectively creating a gold s…


Never at Wits’ end

South Africa’s Witwatersrand basin never seems to run out of gold; you might even say it’s never at Wits’ end.


The underground crew at SRA's Gordonsville mine is managed by Dynatec, which will oversee mining for the first two years of production.

SRA revives Mid-Tennessee zinc complex

SITE VISIT GORDONSVILLE, TENNESSEE–During 28 years of production at the Mid-Tennessee zinc mine complex, it wasn’t always the zinc that kept business afloat. Agricultural lime, gravel, germanium and even a…






New Horizons (March 03, 2008)

For centuries, some of the greatest scholars believed in alchemy — the ability to turn base metals into gold. While none ever succeeded, there are echoes of alchemy in today’s technological advances …


In an effort to strengthen relations with the locals at its Las Bambas project in Peru, Xstrata Copper has established programs to teach local farmers more effective cultivation techniques.

Developing reserves — of good will

SANTIAGO, CHILE–With alliances of communities and non-government organizations across Latin America putting the mining industry under increased scrutiny, and occasionally blocking new projects reachi…


BY VIRGINIA HEFFERNAN SPECIAL TO THE NORTHERN MINER

Staking continues apace in ‘Ring of Fire’

The Noront Resources (NOT-V, NOSOF-O) base metal discovery has spawned a staking rush in the swampy lowlands of northeastern Ontario, just southwest of James Bay. As of mid-February, juniors had stake…


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