Articles by Northern Miner Staff



At Canadian Royalties' Nunavik Nickel project in far northern Quebec, from left: Canadian Royalties vice-president of exploration Grant Arnold; MinQuest Capital analyst Michel Marier; Desjardins Securities research associate Sophie Chung; and Charles Riopel, an advisor with Socit gnrale de financement du Qubec. Staff writer Susan Kirwin visited Nunavik and her story is one of three northern site visits inside.

Burkina Faso Red Hot for Gold Deals

Normally at this time of year, the only thing heating up in the vast, dry Sahel of Burkina Faso is its red sands. But with two deals involving two of the more prominent Canadian-based junior gold comp…





U.S. Markets Oct. 16-22

The U.S. markets were troubled over the Oct. 16-22 trading period as renewed credit concerns, less than impressive corporate earnings and rising oil prices rattled investors. The trading period was ov…


ATW Venture's president and CEO Brent Butler at the NOA 2 underground portal at the Burnakura mine in Western Australia.

ATW Venture Buys Gold Mine Down Under

Vancouver — ATW Venture (ATW-V) has cut a deal to buy a gold mining operation and surrounding land package in a historic gold belt in Western Australia.


Mercator Taking Run at Tyler

Copper producer Mercator Minerals (ML-T, MLKKF-O) has announced it will make a takeover offer for Calgary-based explorer Tyler Resources (TYS-V, TYRRF-O), to gain control of Tyler’s Bahuerachi copper …


Columbia-Yukon Explorations' vice-president of exploration John Kowalchuk on a drill pad at the Storie molybdenum project, near Cassiar, B.C.

Is a Cassiar Revival in Sight?

SITE VISIT Cassiar, B.C. — For more than 10 years, Cassiar was a ghost town. The northern B.C. town had thrived on an asbestos mine…


TSX Venture Exchange Oct. 16-22

Although gold touched a spot high of US$768.25 per oz. on the week, the S&P-TSX Venture Composite Index closed the Oct. 16-22 trading session off a modest 35.6 points at 2,978.81. Average daily tr…


Fifth Zone the Charm for Redhawk

Vancouver — A resource estimate for the American Eagle porphyry at Redhawk Resources’ (RDK-V, RHWKF-O) Copper Creek project, in Arizona, estimates the deposit hosts 1.54 billion lbs. of copper, makin…


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