Articles by Northern Miner Staff

Trenching at Puma Exploration's Brunswick North gold-silver-lead-zinc project in New Brunswick. Credit: Puma Exploration

Puma on the prowl near historic Brunswick mine

Shares of Puma Exploration (TSXV: PUM; US-OTC: PUXPF) traded higher after the junior announced it  has acquired a 6.5 sq. km property with a newly discovered volcanogenic massive sulphide (VMS) zone just 6 km north of the No. 12 orebody at…



Allied Nevada Gold's Hycroft gold mine, 87 km west of Winnemucca, Nevada.  Credit: Allied Nevada Gold

Allied Nevada advances US$1.4B Hycroft plan

VANCOUVER — It’s been a tough year for producer Allied Nevada Gold (TSX: ANV; NYSE-MKT: ANV) as it has moved through lower-grade areas at its flagship Hycroft mine, 87 km west of Winnemucca, Nev. The company is hoping an…


TSX Venture trends downward, Oct. 14-17

The S&P/TSX Venture Composite couldn’t break out of its funk during the shortened trading week, as it dropped 2.1%, or 17 points, en route to an 810.13-point close. Commodity futures rallied slightly, though energy prices continue to…



Drillers at an Orbis Gold drill site in Burkina Faso. Credit: Orbis Gold

Semafo amends bid for Orbis Gold

Semafo (TSX: SMF) has amended its bid for 100% of Orbis Gold (ASX: OBS) to A$0.65 per share from its proposal on Oct. 12 of between A$0.62 and A$0.65 per share in a deal now worth A$163.9 million (US$143 million).


ICSG forecasts copper surplus in 2015

After five years in a row of deficits, the copper market should show a production surplus in 2015, according to The International Copper Study Group.


Drillers at an Orbis Gold drill site in Burkina Faso. Credit: Orbis Gold

Orbis Gold spurns Semafo’s advances

A day after the board of directors of Orbis Gold (ASX: OBS) rejected an unsolicited all-cash takeover offer made on the Thanksgiving holiday weekend from Montreal-based Semafo (TSX: SMF; US-OTC: SEMFF), the Australian mining company released an…


US markets struggle, Oct. 6-10

The S&P 500 Index posted its biggest weekly decline since March 2012, as anxiety about weak global economic growth in Europe and China and concerns about the winding down of the U.S. Federal Reserve’s bond-purchasing program drove…



A leaner Coeur Mining boosts returns

Coeur Mining (TSX: CDM; NYSE: CDE) is steadily turning the corporate ship back towards profitability. The largest U.S.-based primary silver producer has spent nearly three years in transition — navigating choppy metal prices and financial…


Silver miners under pressure to trim costs

A 24% year-on-year drop in the average annual silver price in 2013 to US$23.79 per oz. and an average price for the precious metal of US$19.71 per oz. in the third quarter of this year continues to put pressure on silver producers.


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