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Articles by Northern Miner Staff
Global gold market steady through Q1
The following is an edited summary released by the World Gold Council based on their Gold Demand Trends report for the first quarter. For more information, please visit www.gold.org.
Thompson Creek mastering Milligan’s mill,but shutters Endako mine
VANCOUVER — It’s a tale of two B.C. mines for producer Thompson Creek Metals (TSX: TCM; NYSE: TC). The company is achieving operational reliability at its low-cost Mount Milligan copper-gold asset, and it also put its Endako…
China’s CNNC eyes Canadian uranium projects
China is becoming more active on the uranium front, with a state-owned nuclear giant eyeing international uranium projects after acquiring a share in French nuclear firm Areva.
Eldorado improves economics at Certejin Romania
Eldorado Gold (TSX: ELD; NYSE: EGO) has released a feasibility study on its 80.5%-held Certej project in central Romania, showing modest returns that are in-line with analyst expectations.
Editorial: Transparency Act kicks in
The first day of June saw the coming into force in Canada of the Extractive Sector Transparency Measures Act, which compels extractive companies to publicly report any significant payments they make to governments at home and abroad.
Site visit: Amara showcases its Yaoure gold deposit in Cote d’Ivoire
YAMOUSSOUKRO, CÔTE D’IVOIRE — Past the hazy black smoke in the West African commercial city of Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, is a lush green jungle that inexplicably covers an ancient craton teeming with gold.
US stocks end lower, May 25-29
Uncertainty over Greece’s debt talks and a first-quarter contraction in the U.S. economy pushed stock indexes lower. Markets closed for the Memorial Day holiday, but when they reopened, the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 1.2% to…
EduMine’s Simon Houlding wins Vale medal
Growing up in Zimbabwe after World War II, completing an engineering degree at the University of Witswatersrand in Johannesburg, and working at Jones & Wagener, a specialist firm of consulting engineers and scientists based in South Africa,…
Trevali advances Caribou as Santander delivers the goods
VANCOUVER — Emerging producer Trevali Mining (TSX: TV; US-OTC: TREVF) is a preferred zinc play amongst analysts, and its performance over the first five months of 2015 have gone a long way in solidifying that reputation. The company…
Analysts weigh in on BHP spinoff South32
In April BMO Capital Markets initiated coverage of BHP Billiton (LSE: BLT) spin-off South32, (LSE: S32; US-OTCBB: SOUHY)commenting that the shares of the newly created mining company “represent a more compelling investment than BHP…
TSX Venture drops, May 25-29
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index lost ground, dropping 1.6%, or 11.03 points, before finishing at 692.45 points. The performance followed poor first-quarter results from the U.S. and Canadian economies, which both contracted over the…