Articles by Northern Miner Staff

Continued strong precious and base metal prices kept the junior-explorer-dominated TSX Venture Exchange on track over the Dec. 13-19 trading session, notching the index up a nominal 2.35 points to clo…

Vancouver — Results are in for Mantle Resources‘ (MTS-V, MTSZF-O) first drill hole on the Akie base metal project, in northeastern British Columbia, showing high-grade zinc mineral…

A feasibility study on the Bucko nickel deposit in the Thompson belt of Manitoba shows favourable economics, putting a $22.6-million net present value on the project….

The government of Mongolia will not seek state participation in mineral deposits discovered by foreign companies without state help or funding, but is supporting proposed changes to the Minerals Law t…

The Toronto Stock Exchange tacked on another 55.02 points to end the Dec. 13-19 report period at 11,1554.28. The gold index did well, slipping just 0.67 of a point to 236.32 as US$27.75 was carved fro…

Glamis Gold‘s (GLG-T, GLG-N) contentious Marlin gold-silver mine in western Guatemala has weathered Hurricane Stan and sometimes-violent protests to hit its commercial stride….

Impala Platinum Holdings (IMPUY-O, IPLA-L), the world’s second-largest platinum producer, has agreed to sell a 49% stake in its refining business to Royal Bafokeng Resource…

Stock markets south of the border moved sideways during the reporting period Dec. 13-19, despite generally positive economic news and a signal from the Federal Reserve Bank that it had finished with i…