Articles by Northern Miner Staff

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.



Senior project geologist Chad Sorba examines core samples at Denison Mines' Wheeler River uranium project in northern Saskatchewan's Athabasca basin. Credit: Denison Mines

Denison to drill 60,000 metres in 2014

While challenging market conditions are forcing many companies to axe their exploration budgets, Denison Mines (TSX: DML; NYSE-MKT: DNN) is pumping $15 million into a 60,000-metre drill program in the Athabasca basin in 2014, marking one of its…


Coal is still king in China

VANCOUVER — Shaanxi Coal Industry is preparing for its initial public offering (IPO) and expects to raise $1.6 billion by selling shares representing just 10% of the company. It’s a good reminder that coal is still big business in…


Trenching by U3O8 Corp. at the Laguna Salada uranium project in Argentina's Chubut province. Credit: U3O8 Corp.

U3O8 eyes JV with Chubut gov’t at Laguna Salada

VANCOUVER — There are a myriad of issues that can raise trip up mine developers in Argentina, but it looks like Toronto-based U3O8 Corp.’s (TSX: UWE; US-OTC: UWEFF) Laguna Salada uranium–vanadium project in Chubut province…


TSX Venture Exchange, Jan. 20-24

The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index took a breather during the trading sessions following a month-long run that saw it close near a three-year high last week. The Venture dropped 9.03 points during the trading period en route to a…


B2Gold defines large resource near Otjikoto in Namibia

B2Gold (TSX: BTO; NYSE-MKT: BTG) has unveiled an initial resource estimate for the Wolfshag zone that’s near its 90%-held Otjikoto gold deposit in Namibia, indicating the zone could boost the economics of its newest mine.


Drillers at Orezone Gold's Bombor gold project in Burkina Faso. Credit: Orezone Gold

Orezone streamlines heap-leach economics at Bombor

VANCOUVER — Around seven months ago junior Orezone Gold (TSX: ORE; US-OTC: ORZCF) announced a notable shift in strategy at its Bomboré project 85 km east of Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. The company had initially hoped to take…


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