Articles by Northern Miner Staff

TSX Venture Exchange, Sept. 16-20

The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index saw little movement during the trading sessions, dropping 4.6 points before closing out the week at 946.10. The Venture was affected after gold and crude oil futures struggled in early trading before…


Exeter's Caspiche gold-copper project in Chile's Maricunga gold belt. Source: Exeter Resource

Exeter downsizes Caspiche to cut costs

Exeter Resource (TSX: XRC) is considering building a smaller-scale operation at its Caspiche gold-copper project in Chile’s famed Maricunga gold belt to lower start-up costs compared to developing a super pit that was proposed in its…


Visitors entering the Santa Elena mine portal  in Sonora, Mexico. Source: SilverCrest Mines

SilverCrest’s drilling success at Santa Elena

VANCOUVER — Following a successful second quarter, producer SilverCrest Mines (TSXV: SVL; NYSE-MKT: SVLC) had more good news for investors in the form of drill results from its flagship Santa Elena silver-gold mine in Sonora, Mexico. The…


Mining activity in the pit at Monument Mining's Selinsing gold mine in Malaysia. Source: Monument Mining

Monument forges ahead in Malaysia

VANCOUVER — It has been three years since Vancouver-based junior Monument Mining (TSXV: MMY) started production at its Selinsing gold mine at Bukit Selinsing Koyan, 65 km north of Raub, Malaysia. And the company is showing no signs of…


New Dawn shuts Dalny mine in troubled Zimbabwe

Lower gold prices, operational problems and a two-year delay in approving its indigenization plan has resulted in a “serious liquidity problem” and the closure of its majority owned Dalny mine in Zimbabwe, New Dawn Mining (TSX: ND)…






Miners walk along underground tunnels at the Cigar Lake project in Saskatchewan. Source: Cameco

Cameco delays Cigar Lake

Cameco (TSX: CCO; NYSE: CCJ) expects a six-month delay at its 50%-held Cigar Lake uranium project in northern Saskatchewan, as more work needs to be done at the mine and mill to ensure uranium can be safely extracted and processed.


A drill rig at the Pebble copper-gold project in Alaska. Source: Northern Dynasty Minerals

Anglo American kicks aside Pebble

VANCOUVER — The massive and controversial Pebble copper-gold project in Alaska is solely owned again by junior Northern Dynasty Minerals (TSX: NDM; NYSE-MKT: NAK), now that its joint-venture partner Anglo American (LSE: AAL; US-OTC:…


Editorial: QE-related price distortions

In a presentation at the Toronto Resource Investment Conference on Sept. 12, David Franklin of Sprott Asset Management said that after a tough first half “we have turned the corner,” and investors can take advantage of price…


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