Articles by Northern Miner Staff

An independent study has concluded that the Cashin copper deposit of Constellation Copper (CCU-T) could be economically mined by trucking run-of-mine ore to the nearby Lisbon Valley property in Utah.T…

Hecla Mining (HL-N) will proceed with major underground development at its wholly owned Lucky Friday silver mine in northern Idaho’s Coeur d’Alene camp, ensuring that the struggling operation will rem…

Alamos — John McCluskey appointed president; John Van De Beuken appointed VP and COO; Leonard Harris appointed director; Chester Millar and Stephen Stine resigned as directors.Becker — John Berezowe…

Vancouver — Canada’s junior exchange continued to post positive gains as gold held its ground above US$400 per oz. over the week ended Dec. 9. The S&P-TSX Venture Exchange composite index tacked on 9…

Summer drilling on the AV-1 kimberlite showing on the Melville Peninsula in eastern Nunavut has returned highly significant microdiamond counts showing good potential for larger, commercial-size stone…

Drilling at the Bisha project in Eritrea has led to the discovery of a new massive sulphide zone, reports Nevsun Resources (NSU-T).The so-called NW zone was intersected in six holes collared on three …

The recent announcement by Barrick Gold (ABX-T) Chairman Peter Munk that the company will not consider further forward sales of gold over the next 10 years nor roll any of its hedge contracts forward …

This was a week of mainly sideways motion in the U.S. equity markets, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 69.78 points to 9,923.42, as the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index fell 6.44 points to 1,06…