Articles by Northern Miner Staff


James Kindon, ENRC group compliance officer.

Mining industry revisits anti-corruption procedures

Mining companies should take note of Canada’s stricter penalties and more aggressive enforcement of anti-corruption laws and make sure their anti-bribery compliance procedures are up to speed, lawyers, forensic accountants and mining…







Integra Gold's historic Sigma gold mill in Val-d'Or, Quebec. Credit: Integra Gold

Integra’s Sigma purchase a game changer at Lamaque

VANCOUVER — According to Integra Gold (TSXV: ICG; US-OTC: ICGQF) president and CEO Stephen de Jong, his company’s recent acquisition of the 2,200-tonne-per-day Sigma mine and mill complex for $7 million brings a “better…


A core storage area at Falco Resources' past-producing Horne gold project in northwestern Quebec. Credit: Falco Resources

Is Osisko Gold charting a new course for Falco?

Falco Resources (TSXV: FPC) is the only junior to control the last of the large Abitibi mining camps not owned by a major gold producer and Osisko Gold Royalties (TSX: OR; US-OTC: OKSKF) is a key partner and shareholder, owning just over 11% of…


Workers at Aura Minerals' Aranzazu copper-gold-silver mine in Mexico. Credit: Aura Minerals

Aura Minerals suspends mining at Aranzazu

Aura Minerals (TSX: ORA; US-OTC: ARMZF) has become the latest casualty of slumping commodity prices, unresponsive financing markets and fixed costs: It is suspending mining operations temporarily at its Aranzazu copper-gold-silver mine in…



The head frame at First Nickel's Lockerby nickel-copper mine in Sudbury, Ontario. Credit: First Nickel

First Nickel slashes jobs at Lockerby mine

First Nickel (TSX: FNI; US-OTC: FNKLF) is cutting 109 jobs at its Lockerby nickel-copper mine in Ontario’s Sudbury basin, as part of a restructuring plan to lower costs, resume exploration and extend the mine’s life. 


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