Articles by Northern Miner Staff

After spurring some much-needed investor enthusiasm by shooting over the US$400-per-oz. mark, gold dropped sharply near the end of the trading period on July 13, closing at $401.70 in New York on stronger U.S. economic data. The price of gold star…

Vancouver — Underground sampling on Soho Resources‘ (SOH-V) Tahuehueto project in Durango state, Mexico, is returning high values of gold, silver, lead and zinc.

Vancouver — The final three holes of winter drilling at the Three Bluffs occurrence in Committee Bay, Nunavut, has yielded some of the best results to date for JV partners Committee Bay Resources (CBR-V) and Gold Field…

Over the period ended July 13, Brazil’s CVRD announced its first-ever direct investment in China in the form of a joint venture to produce coke fuel with China’s Yankuang Group and Japan’s Itochu Corp.

Vancouver — The daily capacity of bcMetals‘ (C-V) proposed Red Chris porphyry copper-gold mine in northwestern British Columbia has been increased to 27,500 from 25,000 tonnes over 18 years.

MacMillan Gold (MMG-V) has intersected significant gold and silver grades at its Cerro de Oro property in Zacatecas state, Mexico.

AngloGold Ashanti (ASL-N) will acquire a 29.9% interest in Trans-Siberian Gold (TSG-L).

Vancouver — Ivanhoe Mines (IVN-T) has closed a $140-million equity financing consisting of 20 million shares priced at $7 per share.