Articles by Northern Miner Staff

Drillers on a rig at Coalspur's flagship Vista coal project in Alberta. Photo by Coalspur

Coalspur quietly advances Vista

Marketable coal reserves at Coalspur Mines’ (CPT-T) flagship Vista project in Alberta have risen 20% to 313 million tonnes from the 260 million tonnes estimated in the prefeasibility study. The 313 million tonnes will come from a recoverable…


Silvercorp’s Ying getting back its zing

Even after a KPMG forensic report cleared Vancouver-based Silvercorp Metals (SVM-T, SVM-N) of all anonymous allegations of accounting fraud in October, the largest primary silver producer in China has retained two independent consulting firms -…



Drill rigs at HudBay Minerals and VMS Ventures' Reed copper project in Manitoba. Photo by VMS Ventures

HudBay to build Reed copper mine

The board at HudBay Minerals (HBM-T, HBM-N) has agreed to develop the high-grade, near-surface Reed copper deposit in Manitoba into a mine. Production of copper in concentrate is expected to average 17,000 tonnes per year over the five-year…



Welsh gold: The ‘rarest gold in the world’

If you’re ever looking for expensive gold jewellery – not just any old gold jewellery, mind you, but with gold of such fine quality and such rarity as befits a royal family – you might want to consider having it made of Welsh gold.


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A drill crew at work at Transition Metals' Haultain gold project near Kirkland Lake, Ontario. Photo by Transition Metals

McLean’s Transition to gold

When Scott McLean packed up and left Xstrata (XTA-L) after a long and fruitful career with Falconbridge, he knew exactly what he wanted to do with his time: find another world-class mine.






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