Sprott Physical Gold Trust raises US$279.5M in secondary offering
Sprott Physical Gold Trust (PHY.U, PHYS-N) will use US$279.5 million raised in a follow-on offering to buy phy…
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
US$322 million secured for Copper Mountain
Vancouver – International conglomerate Mitsubishi Materials has secured US$322 million in project financing fo…
Landen drills in Ivory Coast
Vancouver – Landen Capital (LAN-V) has hit good copper and nickel grades as part of polymetallic drill results…
Greystar jumps as Colombia reinstates Angostura EIS
Vancouver – Greystar Resources’ (GSL-T) share price soared 44% on news the Colombian government has reversed…
Crocodile reaches commercial production at Union Reefs
After having its first gold pour six months ago, Crocodile Gold (crk-t) has reached commercial production at i…
Prophecy Resource makes headway in Mongolia
Prophecy Resource’s (PCY-V, PCYRF-O) Ulaan Ovoo coal project in Mongolia is expected to be in production this …
Teck goes ahead with Aqqaluk (May 31, 2010)
VANCOUVER –After months of uncertainty, Teck Resources (TCK. B-T, TCK-N) has said it will develop the Aqqaluk deposit at its Red Dog zinc mine in northwestern Alaska.
Goldcorp defends mining practices (May 31, 2010)
While Goldcorp (G-T, GG-N) discussed plans for production growth and dividend increases at its annual shareholders’ meeting in Toronto on May 19, much of the conversation surrounded the gold miner’s p…
B2Gold expands potential of Nicaraguan gold mines (May 31, 2010)
VANCOUVER — B2Gold (BTO-T) has hit long and high-grade gold intercepts as part of a drill program to extend the life of its 100%-owned La Libertad open-pit gold mine in central Nicaragua.
Commodities sink in jittery markets
The twentieth trading week of the year was characterized by a wide retreat in commodity prices as doubts grew regarding the health of the global economy in the face of continued sovereign debt problem…
Western Copper denial justified
In regards to the article “Western Copper permit denial casts shadow on Yukon permitting process” ( T. N. M., May 24-30/10), the record needs to be set straight.
Platinum Partners looking for buyer for bankrupted Firstgold’s assets (May 31, 2010)
When U.S. President Barack Obama’s administration threatened to block the sale of 51% of Firstgold Corp. (FGD-T, FGOC-O) to China’s state-owned Northwest Nonferrous International Investment Company la…