Amanta acquires third Thai tungsten mine (December 27, 2007)
Amanta Resources (AMH-V) says a rock sampling program is already underway on its newly-acquired tungsten property i…
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
Earnings: Excellon, Sulliden
Earnings Summary from CNW Group. All figures in thousands except per-share figur…
Tips for gold seekers in China (December 25, 2007)
China’s mining history may stretch back 3,000 years, but when it comes to gold, the country has yet to find many wo…
Commentary: US Senate report debunks ‘climate consensus’
The following is the introduction to a newly published report by the U.S. Senate Environment and Public Works Commi…
TNM’s 2007 mining persons of the year: Agnico-Eagle’s Boyd and Scherkus
No company better embodies the spirit of Canada’s plucky gold mining sector today than Toronto-based Agnico-Eagle M…
Castillian expands nickel-copper deposit
Due to lab delays, Castillian Resources (CT-V, CTIIF-O) may have to wait until the beginning of 2008 for a resource estimate on its Las Aguilias nickel-copper-platinum group element project, in Argent…
People (December 24, 2007)
Aeroquest International — Gordon West has resigned as director; David Myers appointed director.
Report examines Chinese- dominated rare earth industry
A new study issued by London-based information service Roskill, looks at China’s powerful position as the dominant global supplier of rare earth metals and yttrium.
GFMS: silver to rise in 2008
METALS COMMENTARY
Western Cdn Coal lines up $40M
Vancouver — In urgent need of dollars, Western Canadian Coal (WTN-T, WTN-L) has completed a $40-million financing to avert a cash crunch following its recent quarterly loss of almost $44 million.
Goldcorp building Penasquito bigger, sooner
Vancouver — Goldcorp (G-T, GG-N) is expanding the Penasquito mine in Mexico before it’s even built, announcing a plan to increase mill throughput by 30% and accelerate the project development schedul…
First Quantum ups interest in Equinox to 17%
First Quantum Minerals (FM-T, FQM-L) is quietly buying up shares of fellow copper miner Equinox Minerals (EQN-T, EQXMF-O) for “investment purposes,” it says.