Articles by Northern Miner Staff

Environmental stewardship and mining are often portrayed as being mutually exclusive, though Cominco (CLT-) is demonstrating that nothing could be farther from the truth.Since 1995, the Canadian miner…

The proposed Cheviot coal mine, near Hinton, Alta., is still on hold pending the findings of a panel report from a second set of environment-related hearings held this past spring. The report is expec…

Local authorities have approved an application by Toronto-based gold explorer Nugget Resources (NUG-V) to start underground work at its Hill End property in central New South Wales.Australia’s federal…

The initial stages of an US$18.2-million feasibility study on the Halmahera high-grade nickel laterite deposits in Indonesia have increased the indicated and inferred resource to 202.3 million dry ton…

SouthernEra Resources (SUF-T) will drill a single hole at its MacKay Lake property in the Northwest Territories in order to test the possible northeastern extension of the NW Snap Lake dyke.Recently, …

With an active exploration program at the Croinor gold prospect in northwestern Quebec, South Malartic Exploration (MSU-M) has looked to Nevada for another property acquisition in the Battle Mountain …

NORTH AMERICAN MINING INDEXCompanyTickerWeight (%)Barrick GoldABX-T22.7ComincoCLT-T3.8FalconbridgeFL-T7.0Franco-Nevada MiningFN-T5.8Freeport McMoR…

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Canada’s junior exchange barreled through the Labour Day-shortened week with strong gains in all sectors. The Canadian Venture Exchange composite index jumped 191.84 points, or 5.6%, to finish the wee…

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One of the most serious environmental challenges for the mining industry is acid rock drainage (ARD).ARD occurs naturally through the physical and chemical weathering of rocks that contain metal-sulph…