Anatolia achieves milestone at Copler
Anatolia Minerals Development (ANO-T, ALIAF-O) is fine-tuning a newly completed positive feasibility study of its 100%-owned Copler gold project in Turkey, with the objective of making a production de…
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
Suppliers News (May 29, 2006)
Finning sells more trucks to Escondida…
Instability could place Peru in peril
Lima, Peru — As soaring oil prices and equipment delays push miners’ operating costs to record levels, bullion is offering some insurance, and mining companies in Latin America are gratified that the…
Coal and copper fuel BC’s mining boom
Vancouver — Price increases for metals and mineral commodities propelled British Columbia’s mining industry to its best performance in the 38-year history of an industry survey compiled by the accoun…
Inco’s Garson awarded Canada’s top safety prize
Inco’s (N-T, N-N) Garson nickel mine was deemed Canada’s safest metal mine by claiming the John T. Ryan Trophy during the awards ceremony at the 108th annual meeting of the Canadian Institute of Minin…
Corriente lines up dollars to develop Mirador
Vancouver — Corriente Resources (CTQ-T, ETQ-X) has arranged a $125-million financing to bring its Mirador copper deposit, in southeastern Ecuador, into production….
Platinum, palladium prices surge in May
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Editorial: Mongolian gov’t betrays Western miners
Mid-May saw the executives of the West’s mining and mineral exploration companies mentally move Mongolia from the “promising underdog” column over to the one titled “Third World basket-case” — so joi…
Northgate makes hostile bid for Aurizon
Vancouver — As part of a strategy to boost its production profile and market valuation, Northgate Minerals (NGX-T, NXG-X) has launched an unsolicited takeover bid for Aurizon Mines (ARZ-T, AZK-X), a…
Royalties tables scoping study for Raglan South (May 29, 2006)
Quebec-based nickel explorer Canadian Royalties (CZZ-T, CRYAF-O) plans a full feasibility study on its Raglan South nickel-copper deposits in the Nunavik (Ungava) region of Quebec following a prelimin…
Amanta to drill Thai prospects
Thailand has not been a prime destination for gold explorers, but Amanta Resources (AMH-V, AMHFF-O) should soon be ready to drill its Langu gold prospect in Satun province, on the Thai part of the Mal…