Articles by Northern Miner Staff

Dynacor Gold Mines' Huanca gold mill in Peru, 450 km south of Lima, which is set to produce 75,000 to 80,000 oz. gold this year.  Credit: Dynacor Gold Mines

Dynacor’s milling strategy pays exploration costs

At a time when many junior companies are dropping like flies, Dynacor Gold Mines (TSX: DNG: US-OTC: DNGDF) generates about US$700,000 to US$800,000 in cash flow per month, has about US$13.5 million in the bank, no debt, and plans to…



A drill rig at Integra Gold's Lamaque South gold project in Quebec. Credit: Integra Gold

Integra punches above its weight with 50,000-metre program

With eight drill rigs on-site at its Lamaque South project just east of Val-d’Or, Que., and 20,000 metres of drilling already completed this year, Integra Gold (TSXV: ICG; US-OTC: ICGQF) stands out as being one of the most active…



New Mines Minister Javier Cordova (left) with Coordinating Minister for Strategic Sectors Rafael Poveda during Ecuador Day at the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada convention.

Ecuador pushes for mining investment at PDAC

Ecuador’s new mines minister Javier Cordova has only been on the job since February, but he knows that the country’s infamous windfall profits tax is unpopular with miners.


Processing facilities at Golden Star Resources' Wassa gold mine in Ghana. Credit: Golden Star Resources

Golden Star aims to go underground at Wassa

Cash-strapped Golden Star Resources (TSX: GSC; NYSE-MKT: GSS) has reported positive feasibility study results on adding an underground mine to its producing Wassa open-pit gold mine in Ghana to bring down costs.


Andrew Swart, a partner at Monitor Deloitte.

Innovation key to solving mining sector woes

Miners are facing a more complex and difficult business environment than ever, with the pressures of rising costs, declining commodity prices, and rising social and investor demands.


Geologists Matthias Lindhuber (left) and Jim Ebisch at an adit on Adamera Minerals' Flag Hill gold project in northern Washington state. Credit: Adamera Minerals

Adamera envisions a golden future in Washington

VANCOUVER — Explorer Adamera Minerals (TSXV: ADZ; US-OTC: DDNFF) is hoping to contribute to a long history of gold mining in the prolific Cook Mountain district in northern Washington state. The region hosts Kinross Gold’s (TSX: K;…



TSX Venture turns positive, March 16-20

The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index edged up 1%, or 6 points, en route to a 670.60-point close. Gold, copper and energy futures benefitted from weakness in the U.S. dollar, while Statistics Canada reported that the inflation rate held…


TSX picks up steam, March 16-20

Canada’s benchmark index gained after the U.S. Federal Reserve signalled it was in no hurry to raise interest rates. The news lowered the U.S. dollar and increased commodity prices, as commodities priced in U.S. dollars became more…



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