Articles by Northern Miner Staff

TSX Venture Exchange, Jan. 13-17

The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index extended its rally during the trading sessions, with a 9.79-point gain leading to a 976.34-point weekly close, which marks the Venture’s highest close since April 2011. Market enthusiasm was fuelled…


Copper Mountain Mining's namesake copper mine, 20 km south of Princeton, British Columbia. Credit: Copper Mountain Mining

Copper Mountain starts 2014 on a high note

Copper Mountain Mining (TSX: CUM) has exited 2013 in high gear, with the December quarter marking the fifth consecutive quarter of production growth at its namesake copper–gold mine near Princeton, B.C.



From left, geologists Julia Lane and Richard Phillips with ATAC Resources president Rob Carne, in the core storage area of the Rackla gold project in the eastern Yukon. Photo by Gwen Preston.

Carlin-style gold aplenty for ATAC in the Yukon

KENO CITY, YUKON — ATAC Resources (TSXV: ATC) has discovered nine gold zones in four years, many of which offer high grades. That alone is impressive, but the kind of gold ATAC is uncovering in the eastern Yukon is equally…


U.S. markets, Jan. 13-17

The story south of the border was a bit of a mixed bag as investors bought on positive earnings reports and rising industrial production, but sold on a decline in housing starts.






TSX Venture Exchange, Jan. 6-10

The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index closed in the green for a second straight week to start the year, as it jumped 2.3% — or 21.83 points during trading — en route to a 966.55-point close. Commodity futures were relatively…


U.S. markets, Jan. 6-10

The first trading week of 2014 saw the Dow Jones Industrial Average slide 0.02% to 16,437.05, the S&P 500 inch up 0.60% to 1,842.37 and the Philadelphia Gold & Silver Index rise 0.49% to 87.05. Weaker-than-expected jobs data dampened…


An aerial view of Osisko's Canadian Malartic mine. Credit: Osisko Mining

Goldcorp offers $2.6B in cash and shares for Osisko

Goldcorp (TSX: G; NYSE: GG) is launching a hostile $2.6-billion takeover bid for Osisko Mining (TSX: OSK; US-OTC: OSKFF) to acquire the smaller rival’s Canadian Malartic gold mine in Quebec, with many analysts arguing the…


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