Letter to the editor: Being female never held me back
In response to the Letter to the Editor entitled “Daughters – Avoid mining or geology as a career” (T.N.M., June 15-21/15),
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
S&P/TSX index slips, June 29-July 3
Uncertainty over Greece and the euro ahead of the country’s July 5 referendum on austerity measures weighed on markets during the trading week, which was shortened due to the Canada Day holiday on July 1. The S&P/TSX…
Wall Street dips, June 29-July 2
U.S. equities fell ahead of the Independence Day weekend as Greece’s debt crisis continued. The Dow Jones Industrial Average and the S&P 500 Index both lost 1.2% to end at 17,730.11 and 2,076.78. The spot gold price slipped 0.6% to…
Odds ‘n’ sods: No good deeds go unpunished at drill job in the Yukon
Our company was completing a drill program out of Mayo, Yukon Territory, in February 1996. We had to build an ice bridge over the McQuesten River, plus 21 km of winter road to the top of Red Mountain (5,000 feet elevation) and complete 5,000…
Auryn to buy North Country Gold
If the past is any guide, Shawn Wallace has a knack for spotting good projects. Last year, the mining executive sold a company that he co-founded called Cayden Resources to Agnico Eagle Mines (TSX: AEM; NYSE: AEM) for a tidy $205…
[Update] PotashCorp aims to regain market influence with K+S bid
VANCOUVER — Canadian giant Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan (TSX: POT; NYSE: POT) is considering a mega deal for Germany’s K+S Aktiengesellschaft that could materially change the landscape in the fertilizer business….
US stocks drop, Aug. 31-Sept. 4
U.S. equities tumbled on the back of lower precious and base metal prices and a mixed jobs report, which raised the question of whether the U.S. Federal Reserve would hike interest rates. The S&P 500 Index fell 1.9% to 1,947.76, while the…
US markets move lower, June 22-26
U.S. stocks slumped as the Greek governmentmoved closer towards defaulting on debt payments to the International Monetary Fund. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.4% to 17,946.68, while the S&P 500 Index also dropped 0.4% to…
Editorial: Lonmin condemned in Marikana commission findings
The long-awaited report of the Judicial Commission of Inquiry into the Marikana mine massacre in Marikana, South Africa, has been released, and there’s plenty of finger pointing to go around.
Iamgold cuts production outlook due to Westwood rock bursts
Toronto-based gold producer Iamgold (TSX: IMG; NYSE: IAG) has trimmed its 2015 company-wide production forecast by 5% due to a “localized seismic event” at its Quebec-based Westwood gold mine.
Site visit: Geoscience BC’s avant-garde treetop sampling
ANAHIM LAKE, B.C. — A typical work day for this Geoscience BC’s biogeochemical survey crew in west-central B.C. gets started with the smell of jet fuel and the high-pitched whir of a helicopter.
PotashCorp aims to regain market influence with K+S bid
VANCOUVER — Canadian giant Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan (TSX: POT; NYSE: POT) is considering a mega deal for Germany’s K+S Aktiengesellschaft that could materially change the landscape in the fertilizer…