Articles by Northern Miner Staff

McEwen Mining's El Gallo 2 silver-gold mine site in Sinaloa, Mexico. Credit: McEwen Mining

McEwen Mining gets the go-ahead for El Gallo 2

Regulatory authorities in Mexico have given the green light to ­McEwen Mining (TSX: MUX; NYSE: MUX) to build and operate El Gallo 2 — part of the company’s larger El Gallo silver–gold mining complex in the foothills of the…


A dump truck dwarfs a worker at Detour Gold's Detour Lake gold mine in northeast Ontario.  Credit: Detour Gold

Detour expects lower 2014 cash costs

Detour Gold (TSX: DGC; US-OTC: DRGDF) estimates production this year to double and cash costs to improve at its Detour Lake gold mine in northeastern Ontario.


Black Iron advances Ukraine iron-ore project

January was a productive month for Black Iron (TSX: BKI; US-OTC: BKIRF), which updated its bankable feasibility study and signed a rail agreement using Ukraine’s rail network to move 20 million tonnes of iron ore per year from its…


PotashCorp’s Q4 earnings fall 46%

Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan (TSX: POT; NYSE: POT) has posted a 46% drop in its fourth-quarter 2013 earnings and a weaker-than-expected 2014 guidance, as tough market conditions linger for crop nutrients.



Carpathian’s RDM mine remains closed, CEO resigns

Shares of Carpathian Gold (TSX: CPN; US-OTC: CPNFF) sank 22%  to 7¢ apiece after the Toronto-based miner shuffled its management, including axing its CEO, weeks after it was forced to shutter its newly producing Riacho dos Machados…





Toronto Stock Exchange, Jan. 27-31

The Canadian market fell slightly during the week after the latest move by the U.S. Federal Reserve to cut its stimulus program by another US$10 billion per month, given signs of improvement in the U.S. economy.


Toronto Stock Exchange, Jan. 20-24

Disappointing manufacturing data in China, battered currencies in many emerging markets and renewed anxiety over the U.S. Federal Reserve’s plan to taper its bond purchases slammed many North American equities. The S&P/TSX Composite…


US markets, Jan. 20-24

Investors soured on U.S. equities over the holiday-shortened period, as the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 580 points to 15,879.11, the S&P 500 Index lost 51 points to 1,790.29 and the Nasdaq Composite Index was off 94 points to 4,128.17.


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