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$NSM.ca Northern Sphere Mining Corp. Announces Purchase of the Scadding and Arizona Interests from Joint Venture Partner $FCX

Posted by AGORACOM at 9:42 AM on Friday, September 14th, 2018

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  • Acquired remaining 20% ownership in Scadding and Black Diamond
  • NSM now controls 100% of each property making them each more attractive for investment
  • NSM has complete control over both projects
  • Black Diamond in Arizona site of exceptional multi-element soil geochemisty results

Toronto, Ontario–(Newsfile Corp. – September 14, 2018) – Northern Sphere Mining Corp. (CSE: NSM) (OTCQB: NSMCF) (“Northern Sphere” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce that it has acquired for nominal consideration Trueclaim Exploration Inc.’s (TSXV: TRM) remaining 20% interest in the joint ventures for the mineral property located in Scadding, Ontario and in Globe, Arizona.

“This is a meaningful acquisition for Northern Sphere. We believe that the projects at our Scadding and Arizona properties have a great deal of potential,” says A. John Carter, Chief Executive Officer of Northern Sphere. “As a result of this acquisition, we now have complete control over these projects and we are better positioned to move them forward.”

About Northern Sphere Mining Corp.

Northern Sphere is dedicated to growth through the acquisition and development of mining assets with an emphasis on gold, silver and copper. In efforts to expedite and optimize mineral targeting on its assets, the Company is employing cutting-edge exploration technologies to generate robust mining projects. Headquartered in Toronto, Ontario, Northern Sphere has a strong project pipeline of properties with a focus on gold, silver and other metal production in pro-mining jurisdictions.

Cautionary Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements which reflect Northern Sphere’s current expectations regarding future events. The forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties. Actual results could differ materially from those projected herein. Northern Sphere disclaims any obligation to update these forward-looking statements other than as required by applicable securities laws.

For further information, please contact:

A. John Carter
Chief Executive Officer
Northern Sphere Mining Corp.
Tel: 905-302-3843

Northern Sphere: A True Discount to Market #FCE.tsx

Posted by AGORACOM at 12:23 PM on Monday, April 16th, 2018

      Northern Sphere: A True Discount to Market

 

Northern Sphere’s tight share structure of 28.7 million shares at .05c gives it a paltry $1.5 million market cap when compared to the value that lays on the ground at both its properties. NSM’s outstanding exploration properties are on the verge of demonstrating their true value to the market through ongoing exploration efforts at Buckeye and Scadding respectively. The company benefits from a solid share base of industry professionals with proven investment success who share the belief NSM has district scale discovery potential.  The company trades on the CSE under NSM.

 

Black Diamond, Arizona:

  • Black Diamond has multiple targets with high grade silver, copper, zinc, manganese, gold.
  • Black Diamond historic production from two shafts (one 700 foot and one 250 foot deep), as well as many adits.
  • Assays as high as 1000 ounce per ton silver have been recorded and over 800 assays to date
  • Black Diamond has a significant copper anomaly with copper values as high as 7% and a high probability of a porphyry style deposit.
  • Black Diamond has never been drilled.
  • Soil geochem values as high as 10 ounce silver, over 1/2 % copper, zinc, manganese, and gold; in some cases mineable grades in the soils.
  • Manganese is classified as a strategic mineral
  • Black Diamond staking increased property by over 2000 acres due to increase in potential size of the anomaly. This brings the total to over 5800 acres.
  • Black Diamond is 16 miles from Globe Arizona home of Freeport McMorans Miami copper porphyry operation. Also 20 miles away from other copper porphyry deposits one of which produces 252,000 m lbs. copper and over 600,000 ounces silver and 30 miles from the Old Dominion Mine which had an average grade of 6 % copper and 3 grams gold .
  • Black Diamond has commenced preparation for small scale production on its leased Buckeye Property. This will generate revenue and thus reduce dilution. This has a planned production rate of 1000 ounces silver per day from an existing adit (10 ounce per ton head grade).
  • Site prep includes rehabbing of adit, evaporation pond, stockpile area for over 20,000 tonnes. Permits include explosive, full assay facility with high grade concentration.
  • Mobile equipment including 2.5 cu yard mucker, two boom jumbo, skid steer, generator, and haul trailer.
  • Black Diamond has a fully certified trained experienced mining team with multiple generations experience
  • Management is aware that a major mining company is staking up to Black Diamond property boundary.

 

 

 

 

Scadding Property, Sudbury:

  • Substantial land package of over 40,000 acres with 7 leased claim groups
  • Multiple targets with gold, platinum, palladium, cobalt, nickel, chromium, vanadium.
  • 2017 drill results that are great. Grades over mineable widths near surface of 12.9g/t over 19.29m and 13.3g/t over 10.5m.
  • Scadding past production grade of 7.2g/t produced 30,000 ounces from 130,000 tonnes.
  • 50 km from Sudbury,  year round road, and even power to site demonstrating  the necessary infrastructure for future development
  • Full First Nations support with MOU and Environmental Engineering by First Nations engineering firm.
  • NSM management has a go forward plan based on leading edge technology and significant historical data

 

Scadding Underground Model & Workings

 

 

Northern Sphere Mining Corp has its’ sights on being the best of the high-quality juniors in the mining industry.

John Carter, Chief Executive Office

Northern Sphere Mining

905 302 3843

‘Deep will be the new norm’ — #Glencore $GLEN spends $1B to find new ore beneath #Sudbury $NAM.ca $PDL.ca

Posted by AGORACOM-JC at 3:08 PM on Monday, April 9th, 2018
  • Glencore is spending nearly $1 billion to mine new ore underneath Sudbury
  • “I think deep will be the new norm and certainly in Sudbury, that’s where the future lies,” said Peter Xavier, Glencore vice-president of Sudbury operations
  • New ore is needed to feed the company’s mill and smelter and maintain the Sudbury workforce of 1,300 employees, plus 500 contractors.

First ore expected in about 4 years, with full production by 2025

Erik White · CBC News · Posted: Apr 05, 2018 4:01 AM ET

Glencore is spending nearly $1 billion to mine new ore underneath Sudbury.

The Onaping Depth project was announced at the same time as Vale revealed plans to go ahead with its multi-million dollar expansion of Copper Cliff Mine, also known as “Copper Cliff Deep.”

“I think deep will be the new norm and certainly in Sudbury, that’s where the future lies,” said Peter Xavier, Glencore vice-president of Sudbury operations.

The deposit is located 2,500 metres beneath the mothballed Craig Mine in Onaping and was found in the 1990s. Xavier says it’s taken years of planning to figure out how to mine safely and economically at that low level.

He says it’s also getting the greenlight now, despite nickel and other metal prices being in a prolonged slump, because Glencore’s two other Sudbury mines — Nickel Rim and Fraser — will be wrapped up by 2025, just as Onaping Depth hits full production.

Xavier says that new ore is needed to feed the company’s mill and smelter and maintain the Sudbury workforce of 1,300 employees, plus 500 contractors.

“Because it comes at the tail end of our existing operations, it would be more accurate to say it sustains our existing presence.” he said.

Peter Xavier is the vice-president of Glencore operations in Sudbury. (Erik White/CBC)

Xavier says one of the big advantages for the Sudbury basin is the polymetallic geology, with copper, platinum and palladium core fuelling profits even if nickel is down.

“And that mitigates a little bit the challenges of the fact that we’re going to depth to extract these ore bodies where it some parts of the world, it’s literally dirt on surface,” he said.

Some of those challenges are also being tackled by using only electric battery vehicles at Onaping Depth, which Xavier says will cut heating, cooling and ventilation costs, as well as the bill for running the machines.

Glencore will also use some of the existing infrastructure at Craig Mine, which was put on care and maintenance in 2009, but has been used since then by KGHM to access its Levack deposit.

“Most people in the community don’t realize that the organizations collaborate quite extensively,” Xavier said of other Sudbury mining companies, including Vale, which is partnering with Glencore to access a deposit through Fraser Mine.

“For us it’s a normal way of looking at things.”

For its Onaping Depth project, Glencore will use some of the existing infrastructure at Craig Mine, which was shut down in 2009. (Erik White/CBC)

However Xavier says formal mergers are “not the discussions of today.”

But he sees a bright future for the local mining sector, with a deep mining project at Nickel Rim next on the list.

All of this is good news for the members of Unifor Mine Mill Local 598, where Marcel Charron is the senior representative.

“It means long term viability for the company and good jobs for our members,” he said.

Charron says he’s hopeful that some positions will open up for younger workers in the coming years, especially with a large group of Glencore employees set to retire in 2019.

Source: http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/sudbury/onaping-depth-sudbury-mining-1.4604208

 

$NSM.ca Northern Sphere Mining Corp. Announces Approval for Listing on the OTCQB

Posted by AGORACOM at 10:23 AM on Thursday, September 7th, 2017

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  • United States  symbol “NSMCF” effective September 7, 2017.
  • Increases its potential audience of international investors
  • NSM currently is currently drilling 2 properties in Canada & US

Toronto, Ontario–(Newsfile Corp. – September 7, 2017) – Northern Sphere Mining Corp. (CSE: NSM) (OTCQB: NSMCF) (“Northern Sphere” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce that the Company’s common shares have been approved for trading on the OTCQB Venture Market (the “OTCQB”) in the United States under the symbol “NSMCF” effective September 7, 2017.

Listing on the OTCQB is part of Northern Sphere’s overall strategy to increase its potential audience of international investors. It will provide the Company with a significant trading platform for its current shareholders and future investors from the U.S. and internationally.

The OTCQB is the ideal marketplace for emerging U.S. and international companies. To be eligible for the OTCQB, companies must be current in their reporting obligations with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, meet a minimum price bid test and undergo an annual verification and management certification process. These quality standards and appropriate regulations coupled with a solid technical platform provide investors with a high level of confidence and enhance their trading experience.

Northern Sphere will continue to trade on the Canadian Securities Exchange under its current symbol “NSM”.

About Northern Sphere Mining Corp.

Northern Sphere is dedicated to growth through the acquisition and development of mining assets, with an emphasis on near term production opportunities. Headquartered in Toronto, Ontario, Northern Sphere has a strong project pipeline of properties with a focus on gold, silver and other metal production in pro-mining jurisdictions.

Cautionary Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements which reflect Northern Sphere’s current expectations regarding future events. The forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties. Actual results could differ materially from those projected herein. Northern Sphere disclaims any obligation to update these forward-looking statements other than as required by applicable securities laws.

For further information, please contact:

A. John Carter
Chief Executive Officer
Northern Sphere Mining Corp.
Tel: 905-302-3843