Great Basin rises as Burnstone advances
VANCOUVER — Great Basin Gold (GBG-T) has added some 3.5 million oz. to the gold count at its Burnstone project in South Africa, where a year of construction has brought the new mine within sight of c…
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
The new Yukon gold rush
What a difference a few years can make.
Are stock options still ideal for mining execs?
In the smoking ruins of the global financial crisis, renewed attention has been focused on executive incentives and whether efforts to earn higher compensation promoted executive behaviour that create…
Technical Analysis Report: Examining macro trends
With fears of a double-dip recession growing, and volatility being the rule of the day, The Northern Miner thought it would be a good time to take a macro view of where markets may be trending.
Obituary: Underground mining engineer Glenn O’Gorman, dies at 60
Glenn Robert O’Gorman, a hard rock underground mining engineer with more than 35 years of experience in the industry, died on Aug. 28 in Montreal. He was 60.
PEOPLE (September 06, 2010)
Belmont Resources –Joseph Ringwald appointed to board of directors.
HudBay’s $30-M investment lifts Augusta
VANCOUVER — Augusta Resource (AZC-T, AZC-X) is $30 million richer after HudBay Minerals (HBM-T, HBMFF-O) picked up 11% of the company, providing Augusta with the funds it needs to keep advancing its …
Auryx Gold says Namibia has been overlooked
Sometimes it pays off going to mining conferences.
Centerra looks beyond Boroo
ULAANBAATAR, MONGOLIA — Walking the halls of Centerra Gold’s (CG-T) modern office overlooking the city’s political heart, Sukhbaatar Square, the president of Centerra’s local operating subsidiary Boroo Gold, John Kazakoff, gestures towards a…
Will the Chinese bid for Potash Corp.?
As speculation mounts about the possibility of alternative bids emerging for Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan (POT-T, POT-N), many eyes are turning to China, which needs potash to meet its growing food needs.”Food security is important for China…
Monument nears production at Selinsing
VANCOUVER — Tucked away in rural Malaysia, Vancouver-based Monument Mining (MMY-V, D7Q1-F) has quickly and quietly been bringing online a respectably sized gold mine.Monument acquired the Selinsing gold project in June 2007 and has since…
Prophecy advances Mongolian projects
Prophecy Resource (PCY-T, PRPCF-O) has recently upgraded the inferred resources at its Chandgana Khavtgai coal project, in east central Mongolia, to the measured and indicated category.The project’s resource now weighs in at 1.07 billion…