Barker raises funds for Frank Creek
Vancouver — Central B.C. explorer Barker Minerals (BML-V, BKMNF-O) is drumming up more money in its quest to prove up the potential of its Frank Creek polymetallic project, located 77 km northeast of…
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
TSX Short Positions (January 21, 2008)
Short positions outstanding at Nov. 30/07 (with changes from Nov. 15/07).
Nevsun’s Bisha project gets green light in Eritrea
Nevsun Resources (NSU-T, NSU-X) is poised to become the first Western company to build a mine in Eritrea.
Callinan finds new mineralized zone
Before heavy snow could put a stop to drilling last year, Callinan Mines (CAA-V, CCNMF-O) discovered a new silver-zinc-lead system at its Coles Creek property near Houston, B.C.
Producer and Dealer Prices (January 21, 2008)
Antimony : Mid-mkt US$5,540/t.
Waiting for Godot – in Mongolia
SITE VISIT Oyu Tolgoi, Mongolia — Trying to figure out if and when Mongolia will approve an investment agreement — and on what terms —…
Gold-Ore wants to make grade at Bjorkdal
SITE VISIT Skelleftea, Sweden — The Skelleftea belt is best known as a base metal camp, the home of Boliden (BLS-T, BDNNF-O). But like Noranda,…
Zambia to raise mining taxes
Vancouver — A significantly increased effective tax rate is bad news for companies interested in mining in Zambia, but it seems proposed hikes in the country’s mining taxes will not affect those majo…
Diamonds North proves up its name
While it’s still a ways off from its goal of finding Canada’s next big diamond mine, Diamonds North Resources (DDN-V, DDNFF-O) is moving closer — recently pulling up more than 500 diamonds from one k…
Molybdenum resource tabled for Getty North
Vancouver — An updated resource tally on the Getty North copper porphyry deposit shows the project contains a significant amount of molybdenum, which Getty Copper (GTC-V, GTCDF-O) is looking to extra…
Copper Mountain revival aims to take mine past centenary
As a director of an energy company looking to make a coal-fired plant out of the former Copper Mountain mill near Princeton, B.C., in 2006, the thought of mining copper there didn’t cross Jim O’Rourke…
Northern Dancer growing into world-class moly-tungsten deposit
Vancouver — Drill results are confirming that Largo Resources’ (LGO-V, LGORF-O) Northern Dancer project hosts one of the largest known tungsten-molybdenum porphyry systems in the world.