Articles by Northern Miner Staff


Timmins Gold's open pit San Francisco gold operation 150 km north of Hermosillo, Mexico. Credit: Timmins Gold

Timmins Gold revamps mine plan at San Francisco

VANCOUVER — The future came into focus for Timmins Gold (TSX: TMM; NYSE-MKT: TGD) in early November, when the company released an updated reserve estimate and mine plan for its wholly owned San Francisco gold operation, 150 km north of…


Trucks in the pit at Copper Mountain Mining's namesake copper-gold mine near Princeton, B.C. Credit: Copper Mountain Mining

Copper Mountain sinks on $30M equity raise

Copper Mountain Mining (TSX: CUM) shares have been sliding since the company’s surprise move to raise $30.1 million in a bought deal to fund a secondary crusher and increase throughput at its eponymous copper–gold mine near…



Drill core showing visible gold from Pretium's Brucejack project in BC. Credit: Pretium Resources

Pretium shares surge as bulk sample beats gold target

VANCOUVER — Pretium Resources’  (TSX: PVG; NYSE: PVG) shares soared 80% on news that the Brucejack project bulk sample has already produced more than the 4,000 oz. gold Pretium promised it would — with 20% of the sample…


Sandspring Resources'  Toroparu gold project in Guyana. Credit: Sandspring Resources

Sandspring jumps on Silver Wheaton’s streaming deal

Silver Wheaton (TSX: SLW; NYSE: SLW) has given a confidence boost to Sandspring Resources (TSXV: SSP; US-OTC: SSPXF) by signing its first early deposit stream agreement for the junior’s Toroparu gold project in Guyana, a week after…


The mining camp at Cliffs' chromite project  in northern Ontario's Ring of Fire region. Credit: Cliffs Natural Resources

Cliffs shelves Ring of Fire chromite project

VANCOUVER — Five years ago, when explorers discovered chromite in northern Ontario’s James Bay lowlands region, the metal’s primary finished form — ferrochrome, a key steelmaking ingredient — was worth US$6 per kg,…


Cordoba hits mineralization at San Matias

VANCOUVER — The first four holes into the San Matias project in Colombia all returned significant copper and gold grades over good lengths for owner Cordoba Minerals (TSXV: CDB).



Azincourt president and CEO Ted O'Connor examines historical drill core at the Patterson Lake North project in Saskatchewan. Credit: Azincourt  Uranium

Azincourt CEO talks Peruvian uranium acquisitions

VANCOUVER — Though junior Azincourt Uranium (TSXV: AAZ; US-OTC: AZURF) is a relatively new arrival to the exploration game — the company completed its listing prospectus in April 2012 — it has made waves by locking down a…


The exploration camp at Chieftain Metals' Tulsequah polymetallic project in northwestern B.C. Credit: Chieftain Metals

Chieftain finds new feeder zone

Parts of the Tulsequah Chief orebody in northwestern B.C., 100 km south of Atlin and 65 km northeast of Juneau, Alaska, were mined by Cominco — now Teck Resources (TSX: TCK.B; NYSE: TCK) — from 1951 to 1957.


Banro drives towards more production in the DRC

Banro’s (TSX: BAA; NYSE-MKT: BAA) third-quarter results show that the company — with expanding gold operations in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo — is tracking in the right direction.


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