Editorial: Barrick hints at Munk’s retirement
It seems Peter Munk’s days at the helm of Barrick Gold might actually be coming to an end.
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
SilverCrest CEO digs into La Joya PEA
SPOKANE, WA — When it comes to positive stories about juniors transitioning to producers over the past few years, not many stand out like Vancouver-based SilverCrest Mines (TSXV: SVL; NYSE-MKT: SVLC) and its staged build-out at the Santa…
U.S. markets, Nov. 4-8
U.S. stock markets were in positive territory for the fifth week in a row, buoyed by unexpectedly strong jobs data showing that employers added 204,000 non-farm jobs in October, and better-than-expected gross domestic product (GDP) growth….
TSX Venture Exchange, Nov. 4-8
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index slid during the trading week, down 17.92 points, or 1.8% to 937.41, despite strong jobs data.
Commentary: Miners turn to private equity for help
A few weeks ago Patricia Mohr, Scotiabank’s vice-president of economics and a commodity market specialist, participated in a panel discussion in Vancouver organized by the British Columbia Securities Commission. The subject was financing…
Short Position Report
TSX Short Positions Short positions outstanding at Oct. 31/13 (with changes from Oct. 15/13)….
Letter to the editor: SEG and IQ
Your report on the SEG conference is a service to the science and practice of geology and its role in the discovery of ore bodies.
Golden Star rises on resource update, Q3 earnings
Shares of Golden Star Resources (TSX: GSC; AMEX: GSS) have gained some shine after the miner posted a third-quarter earnings beat followed by a resource update at its Wassa gold mine in Ghana.
Editorial: Is Pretium petering out?
The Pretium saga brings to mind the old joke about the ever-optimistic geologist seeing that the glass is half full, while the mining engineer sees only that the glass should be reduced in size by 50%.
The battle continues at Taseko’s New Prosperity
VANCOUVER — The permitting saga has lasted nearly four years for B.C.-based copper producer Taseko Mines (TSX: TKO; NYSE-MKT: TGB) and its New Prosperity copper-gold project, 125 km southwest of Williams Lake, but the proposed…
Polyus hit by lower gold prices
Even the Russians are feeling the bite of a bitter gold market. The country’s biggest gold producer Polyus Gold (LSE: POLG; US-OTC: OPYGY) reported that revenues were off 9% for the quarter, compared to the same period last year.
TSX Venture Exchange, Oct. 28 – Nov. 1
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index took a breather during the trading sessions after posting big gains over the past three weeks, with falling commodity prices contributing to decrease of 1.9%, or 18.25 points, en route to a 955.33-point…