LatAm miners unhappy with costs, survey says
Latin American miners gave low grades to equipment manufacturers in a recent survey by data and intelligence firm Timetric.
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
Wenco wins work at Siberian gold mine
Polyus Gold (LSE: POLG) has tapped Wenco International Mining Systems to provide high-precision guidance for shovels and drills at its Blagodatnoye gold mine in eastern Siberia. The technology will be installed by the end of 2015.
Letter to the editor: Rick Rule’s ‘ridiculous construct’
I find Mr. Rule’s comments about junior resource companies to be incredibly frustrating and unhelpful (“Interview: Market insights from Sprott’s Rick Rule,” T.N.M., Aug. 31–Sept. 6/15). It’s easy to call for the wiping…
Letter to the editor: PM Harper at the PDAC
Stephen Harper is the only Canadian prime minister to ever attend the annual Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada convention in Toronto. As a show of respect on election day Oct. 19, he’ll have my vote.
Editorial: Political risk never far in Guatemala
As miners active in Guatemala sit on the sidelines with furrowed brows, Guatemala has been embroiled in a political turmoil stoked by an anti-corruption drive that has led to the arrest of President Otto Perez Molina and the rise of a genial…
Detour Gold surmounting weak gold prices, CEO says
VANCOUVER — Detour Gold (TSX: DGC; US-OTC: DRGDF) is picking up momentum at its Detour Lake gold mine, 300 km northeast of Timmins, as the company anticipates first-ever positive cash flows since the operation reached commercial…
Wallbridge lures Lonmin to Parkin project
South Africa-based Lonmin (LSE: LMI), one of the world’s largest primary producers of platinum group metals (PGMs), has signed an option agreement to earn a 50% initial interest in Wallbridge Mining’s (TSX: WM) four Parkin…
Glencore latest to slash near-term copper production
VANCOUVER — Copper producers have seen margins come under pressure, as spot prices for the red metal hover near six-year lows well below the US$3 per lb. level over the medium-term. London-based Glencore (LSE: GLEN) is the latest miner to…
Sabina gets ‘more realistic’ at Back River in Nunavut
VANCOUVER — Sabina Gold & Silver (TSX: SBB; US-OTC: SGSVF) is working hard to outline a development scenario at its Back River gold project in Nunavut that is viable in light of challenging capital markets. On Sept. 13 the company…
Red Pine recruits veteran advisors Watson, Franklin, Desrochers for Wawa project
At the end of August, Red Pine Exploration (TSXV: RPX; US-OTC: RDEXF) completed its earn-in for a 30% stake in the Wawa gold project, which hosts eight past-producing gold mines with average grades of 8.9 grams gold per tonne, 2 km southeast of…
TSX slips, Sept. 8-11
Canada’s main stock index fell 0.1% to 13,461.47 in the holiday-shortened trading week as Goldman Sachs trimmed its 2016 price forecasts for crude oil and the Bank of Canada said it would keep its key interest rate of 0.5% as the…
US stocks rise, Sept. 8-11
U.S. equities stayed in positive territory despite U.S. consumer sentiment in September hitting its lowest level in 12 months, flat domestic producer prices in August, and worries about China’s slowing growth and shrinking imports (data…