Difficulties of mining in Africa
Mining companies looking to do business in an African country need to be aware of the complexities they will likely face, from securing debt financing to political risks to complying with local anti-bribery laws.
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
Takeover bid for Hathor turns nasty
Cameco Corp.’s (CCO-T, CCJ-N) hostile takeover bid for Hathor Exploration (HAT-V) turned uglier today when the uranium producer slammed the credibility of the junior’s preliminary economic assessment of its Roughrider deposit in northern…
Investors applaud first resource for Bellhaven’s La Mina
Vancouver – Shares of Bellhaven Copper & Gold (bhv-v) jumped 14¢ or 28% on Sept. 13 to close at 64¢ on 1.2 million shares traded after the company released a maiden resource estimate for its La Mina gold-copper-porphyry project in…
Paramount wakes up Sleeper mine with new resource
Vancouver – Working to revive the past-producing Sleeper gold mine in Nevada, Paramount Gold and Silver (PZG-T, PZG-X) has released a first estimate as to how much gold could be left in the ground.
Continental finding nickel in Tanzania
Continental Nickel (CNI-V) is proving that Tanzania has more than just gold to offer metal investors. The company released strong nickel results from its Nachingwea project, which is located in south eastern Tanzania, roughly 180-km west of the…
BC regulator flags Passport Potash
The British Columbia Securities Commission (BCSC) has scrutinized Passport Potash (ppi-v) for making several disclosures touting its Holbrook potash project in Arizona.
Lupaka’s 1.2M oz. gold deposit attracts former Canuck as investor
Vancouver – June 2011 was certainly not the best of times to launch a new Peru-focused gold explorer. But the plan to take Lupaka Gold (lpk-t) public – hatched by long-time mining executive Gordon Ellis with the help of Vancouver Canucks hockey…
Financial outlook improves for American Vanadium’s Gibellini
Vancouver- American Vanadium (AVC-V) has significantly improved the economics of its Gibellini vanadium project in Nevada thanks in no small part to a much improved outlook for vanadium oxide prices.
TSX falls on global fears
The TSX Composite Index resumed its moribund ways as it fell 19 points to finish at 12,387.54 points for Sept. 6-9 period. Continued worries over European and U.S. debt levels played on investor’s fears, and gold even lost some of its luster in…
Venture slips in shortened Sept. 6-9 period
Vancouver – The oscillations on the S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index continued in the shortened September 6 to 9 period, this time dropping 25.26 points to end at 1,785.10 points. Volume edged up again, averaging 79.2 million shares traded…
U.S. equities slide during Sept. 6-9 trading week
U.S. equities had another poor week. The Dow Jones Industrial Average, S&P 500 Index and the Nasdaq Composite all closed the Sept. 6-9 trading week lower as the European debt and fears of a new recession continued to weigh down investor…
Augen Gold directors capitulate after Trelawney raises offer
Ontario-focused gold explorer Trelawney Mining and Exploration (TRR-V) has raised its all-share bid for neighbour Augen Gold (GLD-V) to 0.0862 of a Trelawney share from 0.066 of a share.