Articles by Northern Miner Staff

Fluor (FLR-N) has been awarded a US$450-million contract to expand the Jwaneng Cut 8 diamond mine in Botswana.

Aecom Technology Corp. (ACM-N) is no stranger to Rio Tinto (RTP-N, RIO-L) subsidiary Rio Tinto Coal Australia’s Kestrel mine in Queensland’s Bowen basin. The technology consultants and mine designers …

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The TSX composite index lost momentum over the April 13-20 trading period, retreating 3.74 points to close at 12,144.92. The loss was largely due to a mild sell-off after regulators in the United Stat…

With talk of record high debt levels for Canadians and fraud charges against Goldman Sachs pitted against news of 11% growth in China last quarter, the S&P/TSX Venture composite index was mixed ov…

A huge cloud of volcanic ash from Iceland that paralyzed air traffic and grounded millions of passengers, sucked some of the air out of U.S. equity markets during the April 13-19 reporting period.

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*as of Jan. 31/10

52-week Date Apr. 19 April. 16 Apr. 17 Apr. 16 Apr. 15 High Low S&P/TSX-Ven Comp 1653.96 1666.84 1679.50 1674.88 1664.95 1691.10 968.73 TSX Composite 12102.97 12070.66 12211.52 12204.41 12101.52…

Note: Merrex Gold shareholders will receive div of one Frontline Gold share for each 4.5 Merrex shares on May 1, rec Apr 15. Vale will pay $0.24* per outstanding common or prf sh on Apr 30 and Oct 20/…

It’s been a while since Goldsource Mines (GXS-V) enjoyed the title of market darling.The Vancouver-based company’s share price made one of the most dramatic moves on the Venture exchange back in 2008, but has been languishing since.The ball…

Crocodile Gold (CRK-T, CROCF-O) plans to produce 120,000 oz. gold this year at a cash cost of US$650 per oz. and will spend US$23 million on a 40,000-metre drill program to expand its resources in Aus…