Articles by Northern Miner Staff

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…


Drillers at the Imwauna gold target at PNG Gold's Normanby gold project in Papua New Guinea. Source: PNG Gold

PNG Gold hits high grade

VANCOUVER — Every time drills probe the main Imwauna vein system at PNG Gold’s (TSXV: PGK; US-OTC: ISRJF) Normanby project in Papua New Guinea, they return high-grade gold from a steeply dipping structure that is narrow but easy to…


Exploration personnel at Detour Gold's Detour Lake gold project in Ontario. Source: Detour  Gold

Detour Lake drilling yields new gold structure

VANCOUVER — Ontario-focused miner Detour Gold (TSX: DGC; US-OTC: DRGDF) pleasantly surprised markets in August when it reached commercial production ahead of schedule at its wholly owned Detour Lake gold mine, which lies 185 km northeast…


B2Gold brings its operational prowess to Masbate

VANCOUVER — The Philippines may not top any list of mining-friendly jurisdictions, but that hasn’t deterred geographically diversified Canadian miner B2Gold (TSX: BTO; NYSE-MKT: BTG) at its recently acquired Masbate gold mine,…


Belo Sun’s permits in question

Permitting issues may be brewing around Belo Sun Mining’s (TSX: BSX; TSXV: BSX) flagship Volta Grande gold project in Brazil’s northern Para state, according to recent media reports.   





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…


U.S. markets, Sept. 9-13

The Dow Jones Industrial Average posted its best gain since January, climbing 453.54 points, or 3.04%, to 15,376.06; and the S&P 500 Index reported its best gain in two months, rising 1.98%, or 32.82 points, to 1,687.99. The Nasdaq…


The view from Pilot Gold's new Karaayi property, looking east towards the TV Tower gold project in northwest Turkey. Source: Pilot Gold

Pilot Gold sees district-scale potential in Turkey, Nevada

VANCOUVER — Pilot Gold’s (TSX: PLG; US-OTC: PLGTF) large TV Tower property in Turkey has returned a stream of promising drill results over the past few months, including well-mineralized intercepts from the project’s silver…


TSX Venture Exchange, Sept. 9-13

The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index lost ground during the trading period, with a decline in commodity futures fuelling the fall. During the week the Venture dropped 1.4%, or 13.42 points, en route to a 941.50-point close, as U.S….


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