Articles by Northern Miner Staff




CODELCOBales of copper cathode await shipping from the Codelco Norte operation in Chile.

Codelco strives to modernize

Three decades on from its creation, the Chilean government wants Codelco, the world’s largest copper producer, to operate more like its privately owned rivals. But despite offers, the government is lo…






Record earnings for Newmont in 2006 (March 05, 2007)

Vancouver — The world’s number two gold producer, Newmont Mining (NMC-T, NEM-N), posted record net income of US$791 million (US$1.76 per share) in 2006, topping its previous year’s performance of US$…


Marathon PGM cuts high-grade

The two highest concentrations of precious metals drilled to date in the Coldwell intrusive complex in north-central Ontario have been intersected in recent drilling by Marathon PGM (MAR-T, MRPGF-O).


NORTHERN DYNASTYDrilling on Northern Dynasty's Pebble copper-gold project in the Bristol Bay region of Alaska. Pebble opponents are lobbying hard for a fish-and-game refuge in the Bristol Bay area, along with various other proposals aimed at halting the project before it enters the permitting stage.

NEPA process a litigation gauntlet

Vancouver — Anti-mining activists in the United States carry briefcases instead of placards these days, and are racking up victories through the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) — the federa…


GLOBESTAR MININGAn airborne geophysical survey gets under way at the Cerro de Maimon copper project. GlobeStar is also surveying its Bayaguana exploration concessions.

GlobeStar sees opportunity in DR

SITE VISIT Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic — When Bill Fisher, chief executive of GlobeStar Mining (GMI-T), first arrived on the tropical shores of the Dominican…


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