Correction
In the story “Malaga sitting pretty as tungsten prices soar” (TNM, March 12–18/12), incorrect tungsten units were used.
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
It’s high noon for Anglo and Codelco at Los Bronces
A dispute between Anglo American (AAUKY-Q) and Chilean state-owned copper miner Codelco over the Los Bronces copper mine in Chile has devolved into a public spat in the Chilean courts and international press.
Metals Commentary: Is a nickel export ban coming to Indonesia?
The nickel sector was caught a bit off guard in February when an Indonesian press report claimed the country’s government intends to enact its proposed ban on nickel ore exports from January 2014 to as early as May 2012. The ban,…
Editorial: Nothing for your thoughts, after rounding
In presenting its budget on March 29, the Canadian government lived up to its reputation of being mining-friendly, even in an age of austerity budgets worldwide. Overall, the relatively healthy state of the Canadian economy gave federal Finance…
Locally sourced fertilizer sounds right to Stonegate
With a prefeasibility study in the bag, Stonegate Agricom (ST-T) is on track to do something that no other junior has done in the phosphate space for a long time.
Ivanhoe to sell SouthGobi stake to Chalco
Ivanhoe Mines (IVN-T, IVN-N, IVN-Q) says it will sell its stake in Mongolian coal producer SouthGobi Resources (SGQ-T) to Aluminum Corporation of China (Chalco) and use the proceeds to fund development of its large Oyu Tolgoi copper-gold mine…
Class actions now in session
The numbers are sobering: A $4-billion class-action lawsuit against Kinross Gold (K-T, KGC-N), a $1-billion claim against Baffinland Iron Mines, a $250-million claim against Agnico-Eagle Mines (AEM-T, AEM-N), a $66-million claim against Eastern…
Ian Ball: Taking an unconventional route to the top
In the eight years since graduating from Ryerson University in Toronto with a bachelor of commerce degree, Ian Ball has made a major silver discovery in Mexico, claimed the title of senior vice-president at McEwen Mining (MAQ-T, MUX-N) and…
Aureus makes history in Liberia with New Liberty
Aureus Mining (AUE-T, AUE-L) is taking big steps towards kick-starting development at its fully owned New Liberty gold project 90 km northwest of Monrovia, Liberia.
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Canadian Platinum Group scores South African mine permit
VANCOUVER — Vancouver-based Platinum Group Metals (PTM-T, PLG-X) is looking to fill a gap in mid-term platinum group metals (PGM) supply. With a mine permit now in hand for its Western Bushveld joint-venture-platinum project, the company…