Editorial: Red light, green light
With the global commodities boom marching relentlessly forward, the week ended Dec. 8, the 49th week of 2007, was full of major announcements of mines going forward or else being stopped in their trac…
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
Xstrata boosts Raglan resource (December 17, 2007)
Exploration efforts by Xstrata (XSRAF-O, XTA-L) at its Raglan nickel mine in northernmost Quebec have paid off with a substantial resource boost for the mine’s Zone 5-8, which the company describes as…
Thompson Creek drops 2007 moly output forecast (December 15, 2007)
Vancouver – Thompson Creek Metals Company (TCM-T, TC-N) sees 2007 molybdenum production coming in up to 12% below f…
Earnings: Altius, Energentia, Harry Winston, Major Drilling, Pacific Rim
Earnings Summary from CNW Group. All figures in thousands except per-share figures,…
Positive feasibility study for Moto Gold project
Vancouver – There may be a new mine on the horizon for the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), as a feasibility…
Golden Queen waiting on California environmental permits
Even though Golden Queen Mining (GQM-T) has completed a new feasibility study for its Soledad Mountain gold-silver …
Columbus inks Nevada option deal with Barrick
Vancouver – The lure of securing additional ground in the vicinity of its Cortez joint venture land package has pro…
Noront reports new high-grade intersections at Double Eagle
Noront Resources (NOT-V, NOSOF-O) is reporting promising new assay results from its rich nickel-copper find in the …
Coral Gold sees Robertson ounces grow (December 13, 2007)
Vancouver – Coral Gold Resources (CLH-V, CLHRF-O) has more than doubled inferred resources at its Robertson propert…
Tahera needs cash injection
As 2007 winds down Tahera Diamond (TAH-T, TAHEF-O) will have to go down as one of the more dire mining stories of t…
Douglas Lake shows VMS potential for Paragon
Vancouver – Paragon Minerals (PGR-V) saw a modest boost in the markets after the first set of drill holes into the …
Strong dollar hammers Harry Winston in Q3
What could have been a strong quarter for Harry Winston Diamond (HW-T, HWD-N) turned sour, as the strong Canadian d…