Articles by Northern Miner Staff


Harmony stands pat

Harmony Gold Mining (HMY-N) will not increase its offer for Gold Fields (GFI-N), after South Africa’s Competition Tribunal gave conditional approval to a merger between the two companies. Harmony inst…


Barrick backs Diamondex

Vancouver — Northern Canadian explorer Diamondex Resources (DSP-V) has secured Barrick Gold (ABX-T) as a significant investor….




Metals weigh on TSX

The Toronto Stock Exchange’s resources sector helped the broader market to a 237.92-point loss to 9,323.28 during the May 10-16 report period. The gold index plummeted 16.15 points, or nearly 9%, to a…


The refurbished mill at the Jacobina mine is getting 97% recovery from ore in early production.

Jacobina returns to production by going big

Jacobina, Brazil — In the Candombl beliefs of Bahia, the goddess Nan represents both death and rebirth. It’s unlikely she handled the fate of the Jacobina mine personally, since Jacobina’s rebirth,…



Petaquilla Minerals geologist David Nowak examines a pit on the NW zone at the Molejon gold project in Panama.

Petaquilla advances Molejon

Vancouver — Petaquilla Minerals (PTQ-T) is expected to step up development of the Molejon gold project, near its large copper deposit in north-central Panama….



Lonmin funds exploration at Union Bay

Vancouver — The world’s third-largest producer of platinum group metals will fund a third season of exploration at the Union Bay platinum project, 35 miles north of Ketchikan, Alaska….


SilverCrest loses appeal in Honduras

Vancouver — SilverCrest Mines (SVL-V) has lost an appeal to reverse the cancellation of the El Ingenio exploration concession in Honduras, though the company still hopes to recoup…


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