Five perspectives on oilsands closure
Much of the discussion these days around oilsands extraction in Alberta has focused on what the area can and should look like after closure.
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
Gov’ts squeeze mining companies
With miners and their associates having been given a free hand for much of the past decade, one trend of the new decade is a renewed willingness on the behalf of national governments to step in and get involved in the high-level decisions of…
Molycorp acquires REE processor in Estonia
Molycorp (MCP-N) has bought one of only two rare-earth processing facilities in Europe.
Murenbeeld debunks gold myths (April 18, 2011)
One of the gold community’s most trusted economist, Martin Murenbeeld, made a stop in Toronto on April 4 to dispel what he says, are some of the looming myths around gold prices.
Resource Capital rides commodities bull market
You could say Ross Bhappu has the cactus ferruginous pygmy owl to thank for Resource Capital Fund’s foray into rare earths and its wildly successful investment in Molycorp (MCP-N).
Cap-Ex focuses on Labrador iron
With several recent high-profile iron ore acquisitions in Eastern Canada, Cap-Ex Ventures (CEV-V) has picked an opportune time to re-launch as a Labrador Trough-focused exploration company.
Balmoral hits high grades at Martiniere
Vancouver – Balmoral Resources (BAR-V) has followed up an encouraging March gold hit from its Martiniere project in Quebec with a second rich intercept.
Early Canaco investor buys large stake in Silvore Fox
Vancouver – A Chinese group which invested heavily in Tanzania-focused gold explorer Canaco Resources (CAN-V) just before its discovery of the Handeni gold deposit has recently added to its large interest in Nova Scotia base-metal explorer…
Greystar shuffles management to appease unhappy investors
Vancouver – After being forced back to the drawing board last month in the face of major environmental opposition to its proposed heap-leach open-pit Angostura gold mine in Colombia, Vancouver-based Greystar Resources (gsl-t, gsl-l) has agreed…
Gold Fields and Iamgold finally cut deal on Tarkwa
Gold Fields (GFI-N, GFI-J) wants as much control over its key mining assets as it can get, and with an eye towards that end the company is buying out Iamgold (IMG-T, IAG-N) from a project in Ghana. Gold Fields announced it has a deal in place…
NSGold enters Mexico property deal
Vancouver – Launching only last autumn as a Nova Scotia-focused gold play, NSGold (NSX-V) has now entered into a definitive option agreement for 100% of the Dios Padre silver property in Mexico’s Sonora State.
Glencore looks to let the light shine in
One of the most notoriously hush-hush commodity players in the world is set to open both its equity and its books to the public as Glencore International is set to make an initial public offering.