Articles by Northern Miner Staff


Venture largely flat in Feb 13-17 period

Vancouver – The S&P TSX Venture Composite Index was largely flat for a second week, exchanging an 11 point loss the week before for a 4.6 point gain in the February 13 to 17 period to end at 1,658.15 points. Volume continued to drop…


BHP and Rio double-down on copper

Vancouver — BHP Billiton (BHP-N, BHP-L, BHP-A) and Rio Tinto (RIO-N, RIO-L, RIO-A) are feeling optimistic about copper. Six weeks into the first quarter of 2012, the two mining giants unveiled plans to commit over U$4 billion to expand…


A drill rig at Magma Metals' Thunder Bay North platinum-palladium-copper-nickel project, located 50 km northeast of Thunder Bay, Ontario. Photo by Magma Metals

Panoramic launches hostile bid for Magma Metals

An unfriendly takeover bid of Magma Metals (MMW-T, MMW-A) by Australia’s Panoramic Resources (PAN-A) sent Magma’s shares in Toronto up 77% to close at 15¢ on Feb. 3 with nearly 3 million shares changing hands.  


Positive prefeasibility for Silvercorp

AMC Mining Consultants has given the thumbs-up to Silvercorp Metals’ (SVM-T, SVM-N) Gaocheng silver-lead-zinc project in southern China in a prefeasibility study that outlines a $73.7 million net present value at an 8% discount rate, a…


A showing of fuchsite and carbonate-altered mafic to ultramafic volcanic rocks, recrystallized cherty iron formation and quartz veins at Benton Resources' Sewell gold project near Timmins, Ontario. Photo by Benton Resources

Gold sniffs for Benton at Sewell-West project

Last December Benton Resources (BTC-V) launched a 1,500-metre drill program at its Sewell-West Timmins grassroots gold project in northern Ontario, 60 km west of Timmins and 40 km west of Lake Shore Gold’s (LSG-T) Timmins gold mine.


JV partners Regulus and Pachamama to merge

Already equal partners in the headline-grabbing Rio Grande copper-gold project in Argentina, Regulus Resources (REG-V) and Pachamama Resources (PMA-V) are making the arrangement formal and merging into one company.


Lynas' rare earth elements processing plant in Pahang State, Malaysia. Photo by Lynas

Malaysia gives Lynas temporary REE plant licence

Shares of Lynas (LYC-A) closed 19% higher at A$1.59 on the Australian Stock Exchange following news that, after a year of delay, the Malaysian government  has approved a temporary operating licence for the rare earth separation plant the…


Drillers at Bellhaven Copper & Gold's La Mina gold-copper project in Central Colombia. Photo by Bellhaven Copper & Gold

Best intercept yet for Bellhaven in Colombia

Bellhaven Copper & Gold (BHV-V) hit its best intercept yet at its La Mina gold-copper project in Colombia, and the good news came out of an emerging zone on the property.



Atna Resources' Pinson gold mine near Winnemucca in northern Nevada. Photo by Atna Resources

Atna’s Pinson project has open-pit potential

Atna Resources (ATN-T) plans to start commercial underground mine production in this year’s fourth quarter at its Pinson gold project near Winnemucca, Nev., and is exploring the possibility of developing an open-pit mine on the property…



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