Articles by Northern Miner Staff



Machines at Galantas Gold's Omagh gold project in northern Ireland, 150 km west of Belfast. Source: Galantas Gold

Galantas Gold receives permits to build underground mine

Up until two years ago, Galantas Gold (TSXV: GAL) was producing a flotation concentrate containing gold, silver and lead from its small open-pit gold mine in northern Ireland, 150 km west of Belfast and 32 km from Dalradian Resources’…



Drillers at Avnel Gold Mining's Kalana gold project in southwest Mali. Source: Avnel Gold Mining

Perseverance pays off for Avnel at Kalana in Mali

VANCOUVER — It’s been over a decade of preparation for Avnel Gold Mining (TSX: AVK) at its Kalana Main deposit in southwestern Mali, but now the company is on a path towards turning the small, former Soviet-run underground gold mine…


An aerial view of Rubicon Minerals' Phoenix gold mine in Red Lake, Ontario. Source: Rubicon Minerals

Rubicon Minerals advances Phoenix on two fronts

Rubicon Minerals (TSX: RMX; NYSE-MKT: RBY) has poured the first gold at its Phoenix gold project in Red Lake, Ont., and expects to complete the commissioning phase of the mill in early July.




Letter to the editor: Women in mining a complex issue

Lesley Stokes’ commentary last week entitled “Gratitude for women pioneers” is a thoughtful insight and response to the letter published a week earlier, “Daughters: Avoid geology or mining as a career.”


US equities rise, June 15-19

U.S. stocks eked out gains, despite concerns about whether Greece would reach a deal with its lenders to avoid a default. The Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 0.6% to 18,014.28, while the S&P 500 Index added 0.7% to 2,109.99. The Nasdaq…


Workers in the field at Kaminak Gold's Coffee gold project in west-central Yukon's White Gold district. Source: Kaminak Gold

MDRU sheds light on gold in the Yukon

VANCOUVER — When Underworld Resources, now Kinross Gold (TSX: K; NYSE: KGC), found the White Gold deposit in 2008 — a gold-only system near the prolific Klondike placer gold fields, 95 km south of Dawson City — it swept the…


TSX Venture closes flat, June 15-19

The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index gained slightly during the trading period, as it jumped 1.75 points before finishing at 683.89 points. Gold futures closed in the green, while base metal and energy markets failed to generate much…


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