Articles by Northern Miner Staff

Montreal-based Afri-Can Marine Minerals (AFA-M), formerly known as Nora Exploration, has completed aerial and marine geophysical surveys of blocks J and B at its marine diamond concession north of Lud…

Falconbridge (FL-T) has filed a detailed response to a charge of unfair labour practices lodged by Canadian Auto Workers (CAW) union local 598 in Sudbury, Ont.A company spokesman says the union’s comp…

Denver — Rio Tinto Mining & Exploration, a subsidiary of London-based Rio Tinto (RTP-N), has inked a deal with Guyanor Ressources (GRL.B-T) and Golden Star Resources (GSR-X) to explore the Pau…

Shareholders of Ivanhoe Mines (IVN-T) overwhelmingly approved a merger with ABM Mining that will create an international mining company with copper operations in Myanmar (formerly Burma) and iron-ore …

Sarmin Exploration, a private Ontario company with an exploration portfolio in the Dominican Republic, has begun trading publicly following a reverse-takeover of Quebec-based Boreal Exploration (BOR-M…

Palladium was the bright light among the precious metals during the Jan. 3-9 report period, at last cracking the US$1,000-per-oz. barrier to reach a record high of US$1,047 per oz. Prices for palladiu…

Denver — The sudden interest rate cut by the U.S. Federal Reserve put a charge into the market on Jan. 3, only to see record-setting gains evaporate. The market finished the report period ended Jan. …

Vancouver — With the mining index leading the way, Canada’s junior exchange posted gains on all indices during the report period ended Jan. 9. The Canadian Venture Exchange composite index tacked on …

NamSSol, the first-generation seabed crawler of marine diamond miner Namibian Minerals (NMR-T), was damaged while being recovered from the seabed to the support vessel MV Kovambo.NamSSol was operating…