Good news for Quadra’s Sierra Gorda
Quadra FNX (QUX-T) is hooking up with Sumitomo to develop the sizable Sierra Gorda copper-molybdenum project in Chile.
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
Venture continues decline in May 9 – 13 period
Vancouver – The S&P TSX Venture Exchange had another tough week, dropping 50.38 points in the May 9 to 13 period after three days of losses outweighed two days of gains. The board ended at 2,038.22 points, the lowest in 2011 and a level not…
Upgrading to CIL positive for Hassai, La Mancha says (May 16, 2011)
La Mancha Resources’ (LMA-T) producing Hassai gold mine may be in the middle of the Red Sea Hills desert in northeastern Sudan, but upgrading its current heap-leach plant to carbon-in-leach technology still makes sense, a definitive…
TSX Composite continues to stumble
Tsx/akv/may.16.11 Tough times continue to reign down on Canadian markets as evidenced by the TSX Composite Index falling 251 points to land at 13,377 points for the May 9-13 period.
U.S. stocks down for second consecutive week, May 9-13
U.S. stocks closed down for the second week in a row with worries about global growth, the euro-zone debt-crisis, and the coming end in June of the Fed’s second round of quantitative easing. Continued upheaval and heavy selling in the…
Forging deals in the Labrador Trough (May 16, 2011)
As the acquisition of Quebec-focused iron ore producer Consolidated Thompson Iron Mines (clm-t) by resource giant Cliffs Natural Resources (clf-n) finally comes to a close, investors can’t help but wonder which company in the area is next in…
Midway bulks up gold resource at Spring Valley (May 16, 2011)
Two years worth of drilling by Barrick Gold (ABX-T, ABX-N) has allowed joint-venture partner Midway Gold (MDW-V, MDW-X) to add significant gold resources to its Spring Valley gold project in Pershing Cty., Nev.
Allana keeps growing Dallol
Allana Potash (AAA-V) continues to define what is shaping into a world-class potash play in Ethiopia.
China Yunnan teams with Rio Tinto in Chile
A Chinese state-owned company has teamed up with Rio Tinto (RIO-N, RIO-L) to explore for copper in northern Chile.
Northgate plans first gold pour at Young-Davidson
Northgate Minerals (NGX-T, NXG-X) will pour its first gold at its 100%-owned Young-Davidson mine late in the first quarter of 2012.
La Mancha turns to the drill to cure political risk woes
Having a geographically diversified portfolio of mining projects is always a good idea, but it is especially so when one of your projects is in Côte d’Ivoire.
Trevali hits thick mineralization at Halfmile (May 16, 2011)
Trevali Mining (TV-T) hit the thickest mineralized intercept yet at its new Halfmile polymetallic project in New Brunswick.