CIM celebrates centennial
As the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum (CIM) is celebrating its 100th birthday, it is only fitting that its founding father, Benjamin Taylor A. Bell, was among the latest induct…
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
Curator looks for partner
International Curator Resources (IC-T) continues its search for a joint-venture partner to help advance its Boleo copper-cobalt-zinc project in Baja California Sur, Mexico, to final feasibility.The Va…
Cameco’s Cigar Lake passes regulatory hurdle
Slowly but surely, the Cigar Lake uranium project continues to inch its way toward a production decision.The high-grade mine, situated in northern Saskatchewan, is operated by Cigar Lake Mining, a joi…
Venetia a mine of its time
The processing plant at the Venetia mine, west of Messina, South AfricaEvery mine is a creature of its age, a reflection of the kind of thinking that marks the time during which it was planned. In Sou…
Partners boost Glimmer reserves
Minable reserves at the Glimmer gold mine, near Matheson, Ont., have increased by one-third over previous estimates.Majority owner and operator Exall Resources (EXL-T) now pegs the mine’s reserves at …
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INSIDER TRADING — Crystallex insiders unload shares
Two officers and a director of Crystallex International (KRY-T) exercised options and sold shares of that company in February.According to the Ontario Securities Commission’s OSC Bulletin, officer Mar…
DIAMOND PAGE — Saskatchewan diamond exploration takes back seat to Alberta
While diamond exploration in Saskatchewan has clearly taken a back seat to Alberta’s Buffalo Hills play, a number of junior companies are forging ahead with exploration plans.A limited drilling progra…
PEOPLE — ANZEX
Anthony J. Naldrett elected director.
PEOPLE — INT’L CALNEVA
Ed Falk appointed vp exploration.