Canadian Natural advances Horizon
Canadian Natural Resources(CNQ-T) has big plans for its Horizon oilsands project, located north of Fort McMurray, Alta., in the Athabasca region.
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
Suncor’s diversity overpowers lower Canadian crude prices
Canadian oilsands juggernaut Suncor Energy (SU-T, SU-N) beat analysts’ estimates and strengthened its cash position during the first quarter, as the company’s strategic integration of refining facilities offset a price divide…
BC pipeline debates rage on
The scale of the West Coast pipelines debate is hard to play down. Current and former politicians from all government levels have come out swinging for and against: lobbyists, First Nations and non-government groups have fully entered the fray,…
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Commentary: Time for Canadian miners to import US outreach tactics
There has been a paradigm shift in public activism in Canada and growing hostility towards mining, and dogmatic opposition by environmentalists and social action groups towards virtually all mining and energy projects. This new dynamic is…
Letter to the Editor: CSR counsellor should be applauded
An editorial in The Northern Miner criticized Canada’s Extractive Sector Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) counsellor, Marketa Evans, for “shooting another blank” in reference to the office’s second case, involving…
Editorial: Gold stocks: the new value play?
The game of gold investing never gets dull for investors who get to ponder the delicate interplay of geopolitics, macroeconomics, heavy industry, mineral exploration and fashion trends that give us our ever-changing prices for gold bullion and…
Sunridge mine plan merges Asmara North deposits
Vancouver-based junior Sunridge Gold (SGC-V) combined four polymetallic deposits at its Asmara North project in central Eritrea, Africa, into a centralized-mill mine model for a feasibility study it released in early May.
Coeur gets a grip on Kensington
Opening a new mine is seldom a smooth process.