Articles by Northern Miner Staff

Molycorp's Mountain Pass rare earth element mine, as seen in 2011. Mountain Pass is located on the south flank of the Clark Mountain Range in southeastern California. Photo by Trish Saywell

Molycorp strikes restructuring deal with creditors

In the first quarter of 2015, Molycorp (NYSE: MCP) reported higher production volumes from its Mountain Pass rare earth facility in California, and yet posted negative cash flow from operating activities of US$73 million and a loss attributable…





A drill site at Argonaut Gold's Magino gold project, 40 km northeast of Wawa, Ontario. Source: Argonaut Gold

Land deal with Richmont brings Argonaut drill success

About 2 km away from where Richmont Mines (TSX: RIC; NYSE-MKT: RIC) is producing gold from its Island gold mine, and exploring for more at its Island gold deep development project, Argonaut Gold (TSX: AR; US-OTC: ARNGF) is advancing its…



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.”


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…


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