Articles by Northern Miner Staff

Roxgold's Yaramoko gold project in Burkina Faso, 200 km southwest of Ouagadougou. Source: Roxgold

Resource estimate lifts Roxgold

Shares of Roxgold (TSXV: ROG; US-OTC: ROGFF) took flight after the junior increased the indicated resource for the 55 zone gold deposit on its Yaramoko exploration permit in Burkina Faso by 143%, where the company expects to complete a…


Aurcana's wholly-owned Shafter silver project in Presidio County, Texas. Source: Aurcana

Aurcana sets production records, Red Kite loan stalled

VANCOUVER — Silver producer Aurcana (TSXV: AUN; US-OTC: AUNFF) is improving operations at its wholly owned La Negra silver-copper-lead-zinc mine in Queretaro State, Mexico. The company’s mill boosted its daily throughput by 41%…



Copper rolls shining in the sun.

Base metal equities to shine in November, Salman Partners says

Stock markets are starting to recognize that they have been under-pricing base metal equities, Salman Partners senior mining analyst Raymond Goldie reasons and investors should “wait two months, then start taking advantage of this trend.”



The pit at Wesdome Gold Mines' Mishi gold mine in Wawa, Ontario, part of its Eagle River gold-mining complex. Photo by Alisha Hiyate.

Wesdome discovers new gold structures at Eagle River

VANCOUVER — Toronto-based producer Wesdome Gold Mines (TSX: WDO; US-OTC: WDOFF) enjoyed a warm reception from markets following news of underground drilling success at its wholly owned Eagle River mine, located 50 km west of Wawa, Ont….


Illustration by JK.

Editorial: Unifor – what is it good for?

Nicely timed for the lead up to the Labour Day holiday, the Canadian labour movement celebrated the creation of Unifor on Aug. 31 at its founding convention at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre, attended by 4,000 people.


U.S. Antimony is all-in in Mexico

During the Second World War, Mexico dominated the antimony market, producing more than 30 million lb. per year. But the country lost its edge in subsequent decades, primarily due to inadequate smelting and milling facilities, and…


Pouring gold at the  Detour Lake mine in northeastern Ontario. Source: Detour Gold

Detour Lake gets a jump on commercial production

Earlier-than-expected commercial production at the Detour Lake mine has caught analysts by surprise. Detour Gold (TSX: DGC; US-OTC: DRGDF) reported the milestone at the open-pit gold mine in northern Ontario on Aug. 12, noting that the…


Trucks enter Brigus Gold's Black Fox mine in Ontario. Source: Brigus Gold

Brigus improves at Black Fox, boosts guidance

VANCOUVER — Halifax-based producer Brigus Gold (TSX: BRD;  NYSE-MKT: BRD) is adjusting to challenging market conditions at its Black Fox gold mine in the town of Matheson, Ont. Despite volatile gold prices — which hit a…



Drill core at Colorado Resources' North ROK copper gold project. Source: Colorado Resources

Colorado shares slide despite stepout hits

VANCOUVER — Since hitting 333 metres of copper-gold porphyry in its first hole at the North ROK property in B.C. just four months ago, Colorado Resources (TSXV: CXO) has completed 6,000 metres of drilling and hit mineralization in 10 of…


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