Articles by Northern Miner Staff

SRK gets new chairman, opens offices in Mongolia, Mexico

Mining consultancy firm SRK has appointed Michael Armitage as chairman.Armitage, a geologist by profession, has worked in the industry for 25 years, 20 of them at SRK. He replaces SRK’s chairman of 15 years, Nick Rigby.”I bring to the role an…


Thermo Fisher to unveil new analyzers at Indaba

Thermo Fisher Scientific (tmo-n) will demonstrate its newest Niton handheld XRF analyzers at Mining Indaba 2011 on Feb. 7-10 at the Cape Town International Convention Centre in South Africa.The analyzers can quickly determine the elemental…


Governments must reform Canada’s EA process

There is a modern “gold” rush underway in British Columbia, led by copper, gold and steel-making coal developments. To ensure all British Columbians share the economic benefits from mineral exploration and mining, a dedicated government effort…



Golden Dawn looks to revive Greenwood

Golden Dawn Minerals (gom-v) wants to breathe mining life back into Greenwood, B.C., for the third time. The small town of some 600 souls in south-central B.C. saw its fortunes swell at the turn of the last century and again in the 1950s, both…


Inmet, Lundin to merge

The proposed merger of Inmet Mining (imn-t, iemf-o) and Lundin Mining (lun-t), which both companies describe as a “merger of equals,” would create a large base-metal producer in Canada that would replace the likes of those that Canada has lost…


Mirasol delivers spectacular silver hits

Results for the remaining 21 holes completed during a first pass of drilling on the Julia vein target confirm Mirasol Resources (mrz-v) has made a significant high-grade silver discovery at its wholly owned Virginia project in Argentina’s Santa…


Cliffs to buy Cons. Thompson

If Cliffs Natural Resources (clf-n) is successful in its bid for Consolidated Thompson Iron Mines (clm-t) and its Bloom Lake mine on the south end of the Labrador Trough, it will in one stroke acquire a world-class orebody containing high-grade…


Former bidding rivals team up to chase Baffinland

In a new twist to the takeover battle for Baffinland Iron Mines (bim-t), former rivals Nunavut Iron Ore and ArcelorMittal (mt-n) are teaming up in a joint bid.”It’s been an interesting week,” Nunavut Iron chairman Bruce Walters remarks with…



What investors can expect from elections in CAR

After much delay the citizens of the Central African Republic (CAR) are set to head to the polls on Sunday, but the implications for miners in the region are still unclear. Francois Bozize, the current president, is favored to win. Even if he…


Gold-Ore boosts Bjorkdal resource (January 21, 2011)

The overall resource at Gold-Ore Resources’ (GOZ-T) Bjorkdal gold mine in Sweden has grown by over 50% from the last estimate reported in March 2010. Measured and indicated resources for the combined open pit and underground operation totals…


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