Cameron Tymstra B.A.Sc, Minerals Engineer appointed as Operations Officer to oversee operations at Northern Iron's iron ore properties in Red Lake area of Northern Ontario.VANCOUVER, Nov. 21, 2012 /CNW/ - Northern Iron Corp. ("Northern" or the "Company") (TSX-V: NFE) (OTCQX- NHRIF) (FRANKFURT: N8I) announces that it has appointed Cameron Tymstra as operations officer to oversee the proposed redevelopment of the Griffith [...]
Ontario Iron Mining Inc. executes an asset purchase agreement for El Sol and Whitemud Properties. Northern Iron and Ontario Iron Mining Inc. agree to work closely to create synergies and share infrastructure costs to develop the region's iron ore resources.VANCOUVER, Nov. 13, 2012 /CNW/ - Northern Iron Corp. ("Northern" or the "Company") (TSXV: NFE) (OTCQX: NHRIF) (FRANKFURT: N8I) today announced the signing of an [...]
Northern Iron oday announced that the dewatering of the north pit on the past producing Griffith mine commenced on October 22nd. The permit to dewater the pit was granted by the Ministry of Environment on August 15th, 2012 to pump out the first 25 meters of water.
Basil Botha, Northern's President & CEO stated, "Dewatering is an important milestone that will enable us to position diamond drills on the benches and drill [...]
Northern Iron announces that it has acquired a 100% interest in four mineral claims located in the Red Lake mining district of Ontario. These claims are strategic and extend Northern's claims around the Karas property. In consideration for the 100% interest in the Karas Claims, Northern will issue to a vendor 100,000 common shares of the Company at a deemed price of $0.10 per share.In addition, Northern has ...
Northern Iron announces the receipt of an order from Tianjin Materials & Equipment Group Corporation of China for 60,000 metric tonnes of hot briquetted iron to be delivered in 2016. The Normet Group of Hong Kong acted as the Company's agent in establishing Northern's relationship with Tianjin Materials and securing the Order. Tianjin Materials is ranked 71 in the top ...
VANCOUVER, Aug. 20, 2012 /CNW/ - Northern Iron Corp. (TSX-V: NFE) (OTCQX: NHRIF) (FRANKFURT: N8I) (the "Company") announces that on August 15, 2012 the Ministry of the Environment of Ontario issued to the Company the Permit to Take Water from the Former Griffith Mine North Pit. The permit allows the Company to dewater the North Pit to a maximum depth of 25 metres, and is valid until August 13, 2013."Receiving the [...]
Northern Iron announces the start of definition drill holes of the planned 45 drill holes for the 2012-2013 season at the past producing Griffith Iron Ore mine."Drilling the Griffith property will enable us to complete our resource calculations for this project, which in turn will be an important de-risking consideration for any strategic partner looking to invest in Northern Iron. The Company continues to hold ...
Northern Iron today released results of Davis Tube (DT) metallurgy test work completed on 20 drill holes. The testing was completed in conjunction with the 2011/2012 drill program on the Karas property, Ontario. The whole rock analysis results from the tests performed by SGS Canada Inc., Lakefield, Ontario indicate an average iron content of 98.1% Fe2O3 (68.7% Fe) in the concentrates at a grind of 325 mesh with a silica [...]
Northern Iron announces the receipt of an order from China Railway Materials Import and Export for 900,000 metric tonnes of Hot Briquetted Iron to be delivered in 2016. Payment for the Order will be secured by an irrevocable letter of credit of the prime bank of the Peoples' Republic of China. Basil Botha, Northern's President & CEO stated, "The order received from China Railway is approximately two thirds of our [...]
Northern Iron announces the nomination of Alberto Hassan, President of IIMA, to stand for election to Northern's board of directors at the Annual General Meeting to be held on May 29th. Mr. Hassan has 45 years of experience in the steel and automotive industry. Mr. Hassan was instrumental in the development of the HBI industry in Venezuela, as well as the FINMET® Process Technology. Among others, he served as the [...]
Northern Iron announces the nomination of David Miller, the former Mayor of Toronto, currently serving as a legal counsel with the Toronto law firm Aird & Berlis LLP, to stand for election to Northern's board of directors at the Annual General Meeting to be held on May 29th. Mr. Basil Botha, President and CEO of the Company stated, "Northern is delighted to announce the nomination for election of David Miller to the [...]
Northern Iron is pleased to announce the nomination of Gordon McCreary, formerly President and CEO of Baffinland Iron Mines, one of the founders of Kinross Gold Corp and current Chairman of Asia Now Resources to serve on Northern's Board of Directors. Basil Botha, President and Chief Executive Officer of Northern Iron commented, "The talent and wealth of experience that Gordon brings to the company cannot be measured. The [...]