Prophecy fulfilling goals
Vancouver – The assets continue to pile up at Prophecy Resource (PCY-V, PRPCF-Q) with another proposed friendl…
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
Back Forty shows strength for Aquila, HudBay (June 15, 2010)
Vancouver – The Back Forty deposit in Michigan is flexing its volcanogenic massive sulphide (VMS) muscles fo…
Argentex discovers new silver-gold zone at Pinguino in Argentina
The Tranquillo Trend, a northwest regional feature that crosscuts 11 km of Argentex Mining’s (ATX-V, AGXM-O) P…
Cliffs goes after Spider to get Big Daddy
Iron ore and coal giant Cliffs Natural Resources (CLF-N) has raised its offer for Spider Resources (SPQ-V) by …
Aurizon reads between the mines
Vancouver – With two underground gold deposits already being mined at the Casa Berardi project in northwestern…
Avalon Rare Metals up on updated resource estimate
Shares of Avalon Rare Metals (AVL-T, AVARF-O) shot up 11.2% or 23¢ apiece to close at $2.28 on news that …
Venture board has hard week
Vancouver – The second week of June did not start well for the S&P TSX Venture Composite Index, which fell…
US markets seesawed in June 7-11 trading
Comments from the World Bank that a double-dip recession cannot be ruled out and nagging worries about the deb…
TSX finishes June 8-14 period higher
The return of investor confidence over global recovery had the TSX Composite Index finishing the June 8-14 per…
IFC to invest in Argentex Mining
VANCOUVER — Argentex Mining (ATX-V, AGXM-O) has announced a proposed $7.3-million private placement by the World Bank’s International Finance Corp. (IFC) that will help further the development of its…
Silver market strong in 2009: Silver Institute
When the levee breaks, a common safe haven for the investment community is gold. But according to the World Silver Survey 2010, prepared by GFMS for the Silver Institute, despite the financial bedlam …
Xstrata pulls plug on new investments in Australia
The backlash against Australia’s proposed Resource Super Profits Tax (RSPT) is starting to draw blood with Xstrata’s (XTA-L, XSRAF-O) decision to suspend US$495.2-million worth of investments in its W…