Articles by Northern Miner Staff

Where to find TNM on the newsstands across Canada

We’re pleased to confirm that The Northern Miner is available once again on the newsstands at select locations across Canada. The greatest number of copies are found at Chapters and Indigo bookstore locations, including the following list….


US stocks rise, Nov. 13-19

U.S. equities gained after the Federal Reserve signalled a possible December rate hike at its last policy meeting, suggesting the U.S. economy is getting stronger. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 1.6% to finish at 17,448.07, the S&P…



Minera IRL's Ollachea gold project in Peru, as seen in 2011. Photo by John Cumming

Editorial: Corporate chaos ensnarls Minera IRL

With Minera IRL shareholders only two days away from possibly voting out the company’s entire board of directors, the saga of the ill-fated, Lima-based junior gold miner is a reminder of just how quickly things can turn sour working in a…



Kaminak Gold president and CEO Eira Thomas at the Coffee gold project camp, 130 km south of Dawson City, Yukon. Photo by Matthew Keevil.

Site Visit: Kaminak on track to build next Yukon gold mine

DAWSON CITY, YUKON — If there was a betting pool on which junior mining companies will bring Canadian assets into production over the next five years, Kaminak Gold (TSXV: KAM; US-OTC: KMKGF) would be one of the favourites. Despite…


BC Court declines jurisdiction in Garcia v. Tahoe

On Nov. 10, 2015, the British Columbia Supreme Court (BCSC) declined jurisdiction and stayed the plaintiff’s action in Garcia v. Tahoe Resources Inc., 2015 BCSC 2045, in which seven Guatemalan citizens attempted to sue the Canadian parent…


An adit at the Tilva Njagra copper project in Serbia, where Rio Tinto will partner with Reservoir Minerals. Credit: Reservoir Minerals

Rio Tinto joins Reservoir at Timok complex in Serbia

For any junior to entice a major to earn into an exploration project is impressive. To repeat that success with a different major on a separate set of concessions, and at a dismal time in the markets, is striking. Reservoir Minerals (TSXV: RMC;…


The headframe at St Andrew Goldfields' flagship Holt gold mine, 53 km east of Timmins, Ontario, which operates at a rate of 1,300 tonnes per day. Credit: St Andrew Goldfields

Cliffs shutters Northshore amid weak iron ore demand

Cliffs Natural Resources (NYSE: CLF), the largest U.S.-based iron ore producer, is temporarily closing its Northshore Mining operation in Minnesota by Dec. 1, to reduce its record-high iron ore inventory levels amid weaker iron ore demand in…





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