Articles by Northern Miner Staff

San Jose yields more high grades

VANCOUVER — Partners McEwen Mining (TSX: MUX; NYSE: MUX) and Hochschild Mining (LSE: HOC; US-OTC: HCHDF) more than replaced the mined-out reserves at their San Jose mine in Argentina in 2013, despite the operation producing 33% more gold…


Amara Mining's Yaoure gold project in Cte d'Ivoire sits only 5 km from the Kossou hydroelectric dam (above), which will supply the project. Credit: Amara Mining

Amara highlights ‘robust returns’ in Yaoure PEA

VANCOUVER — U.K.-based producer Amara Mining (LSE: AMA, US-OTC: CLUGF) looks to have a great West African story on its hands at its brownfield Yaoure gold property, 40 km northwest of the Côte d’Ivoire capital of…






TSX Venture loses ground, March 10-14

The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index lost 9.35 points during weekly trading en route to a 1,033.64-point close. Reports out of China indicated growth rates across industrial sectors had dropped to multi-year lows, while markets also…


George R. Burns, executive vice-president and chief operating officer of Goldcorp.

COO Burns on Goldcorp’s cost-cutting drive

VANCOUVER — In a climate of lower gold prices and rising costs, gold producers have been focusing on improving operations at established mines, and Vancouver-based Goldcorp (TSX: G; NYSE: GG) is no exception. The company’s…




African Barrick North Mara gold mine in Tanzania. Credit:  African Barrick Gold

Barrick sells 10% of African Barrick

Barrick Gold (TSX: ABX; NYSE:ABX) has sold part of its 74%-stake in its subsidiary African Barrick Gold (LSE: ABG; US-OTC: ABGLF), in a move to keep optimizing its portfolio amid weaker gold prices. 


Editorial: Oliver rises to finance minister

Although the move was long anticipated due to his chronic ill health, it still felt surprising that Canada’s third-longest serving finance minister, Jim Flaherty, was finally resigning from cabinet after eight years in the post.


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