Update: Mongolia convicts SouthGobi trio of tax evasion
Three former employees of SouthGobi Resources (TSX: SGQ) including a U.S. citizen are slated to spend the next five years behind bars after a Mongolian court found them guilty of tax evasion.
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
Schulich students win ‘Battle on Bay’
In January the Ryerson University Finance Society held its annual “Battle on Bay” conference and case competition at the Ted Rogers School of Management in Toronto. This year’s theme was mining.
Letter to the editor: Thanks for the support
I have produced to date over 2,500 sketches of mines that have been located across Canada from the 1880s to the present. These mines extracted a broad range of product: diamonds, gold, silver, nickel, uranium, etc.
Suppliers news: MacLean, Gekko, First Drilling
MacLean Engineering hits milestone, announces partnership with Montabert
Flawed dam design caused Mount Polley spill, panel says
An independent investigation into the tailings pond spill at Imperial Metals’ (TSX: III; US-OTC: IPMLF) Mount Polley gold-copper mine near Likely, B.C., found that a flaw in the dam’s design caused the breach last summer.
U.S. markets feel the chill, Jan. 26-30
The final week of January was a mixed bag. On the bright side for resource investors, gold and oil prices climbed to US$1,283.10 per oz. and US$52.99 a barrel, respectively, while U.S. consumer spending also improved, rising 4.3% in the fourth…
Franco’s Harquail: ‘My belief in exploration has been shaken’
VANCOUVER — It’s hard to find a better value-builder over the past decade than Franco-Nevada (TSX: FNV; NYSE: FNV), which essentially pioneered the royalty-stream finance model in its previous incarnation and has seen its share…
Kirwin collection arrives at the ROM
It’s been six years since the first discussions about bringing geologist Douglas Kirwin’s renowned rock collection to the Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) in Toronto, and after a $3.7-million fundraising effort the vast collection has…
Paladin gets PE from Asia
Like most uranium companies last year, Paladin Energy (TSX: PDN; ASX: PDN) struggled with tough markets and low commodity prices.
B2Gold eyes 35% production growth in 2015
B2Gold (TSX: BTO; NYSE-MKT: BTG) expects another record production year in 2015, building upon the solid output it had in 2014.
Fission team talks Triple R resource and next steps at PLS
VANCOUVER — It’s been an exciting journey for Fission Uranium (TSX: FCU; US-OTC: FCUUF) at its wholly owned Patterson Lake South (PLS) discovery, which has effectively changed the way explorers look at Saskatchewan’s Athabasca…
InvestX introduces miners to PE crowd-funding
The $40-million investment that private equity firm Resource Capital Funds announced in privately held TMAC Resources and its Hope Bay gold project in Nunavut is exactly the kind of deal entrepreneur Marcus New wants to offer retail investors…