Articles by Northern Miner Staff

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.




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…



Prophecy Coal looks to satisfy Mongolia’s power needs

With the Mongolian economy growing at one of the fastest rates in the world, and China eyeing its neighbour as a potential long-term power source, Vancouver-based Prophecy Coal (PCY-T) is optimistic about its prospects for a power-purchase…


The exploration camp at International Tower Hill Mines' Livengood gold project in Alaska. Photo by International Tower Hill Mines

Int’l Tower Hill updates Livengood PEA

International Tower Hill Mines (ITH-T, THM-X) has updated its preliminary economic assessment of the Livengood deposit, about 110 km north of Fairbanks, Alaska, where drilling continues to expand the deposit. The company plans to complete a…



Prophecy Platinum's Wellgreen PGM-nickel project in the Yukon. Photo by Photo by Ian Bickis

Prophecy Platinum surges on drill results

Shares of Prophecy Platinum (NKL-V, PNIKD-O) shot up 10.2%, or 43¢, to $4.63 on drill results from its flagship Wellgreen deposit in the Yukon Territory, about 317 km northwest of Whitehorse. 


Teck advances its oilsands projects

Teck Resources (TCK.B-T, TCK-N) is looking to produce more than 30,000 barrels of bitumen per day by 2016 from its oilsands projects in Alberta.


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