Articles by Northern Miner Staff

Fortune closes in on final permits at NICO

VANCOUVER — It has been a promising six months for Fortune Minerals (TSX: FT; US-OTC: FTMDF) and its advanced-stage NICO gold-cobalt-bismuth project, 160 km northwest of Yellowknife, N.W.T. The London, Ont.-based company began the year…


Rockwell’s revenue up 31%

Rockwell Diamonds (TSX: RDI) has seen some improvements in the first quarter of its fiscal 2014, after refocusing on its Middle Orange River diamond projects in South Africa’s Northern Cape province, with revenue soaring 31% to US$6.6…


The view from a hill looking towards True Gold Mining's Goulagou II deposit at the Karma gold project in Burkina Faso. True Gold Mining

Equity-royalty deal lands True Gold a cool $23.5M

VANCOUVER — Money may be tight right now, but True Gold Mining (TSXV: TGM) is demonstrating that there is funding available for companies with advanced projects that are willing to be a bit creative.


Facilities at MBAC Fertilizer's Itafos Arraias phosphate project in Brazil. Source: MBAC Fertilizer

MBAC Fertilizer’s production milestone

MBAC Fertilizer (TSX: MBC; US-OTC: MBCFF) has started producing single super phosphate (SSP) powder at its Itafos Arraias project in central-northern Brazil — an area the government is calling the country’s new agricultural frontier.




Toronto Stock Exchange, July 15-19

The S&P/TSX Composite Index shrugged off any talk of summer doldrums with a 170-point gain to finish the period at 12,685.13 points. The gains in Toronto came as the oil price hit a 15-month high and the Canadian dollar fell. With new data…



U.S. markets, July 15-19

It was a news-filled week in the U.S., with Detroit filing the largest municipal bankruptcy in the country’s history, better-than-expected second quarter corporate earnings and reassuring comments from Federal Reserve Chairman Ben…


First Majestic's Del Toro project in Zacatecas, Mexico. Source: First Majestic Silver

First Majestic’s ‘bittersweet’ second quarter

VANCOUVER — Based on pure production metrics, First Majestic Silver (TSX: FR; NYSE: AG) has a lot to celebrate about its second quarter. But the significant drop in silver prices during the period put a damper on the miner’s…


Roxgold cuts high grades at Bagassi South target

VANCOUVER — Roxgold (TSXV: ROG; US-OTC: ROGFF) is cutting strong gold grades at its wholly owned Yaramoko gold project, 200 km southwest from Burkina Faso’s capital city of Ouagadougou. The Vancouver-based explorer is set to release…


TSX Venture Exchange, July 15-19

The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index capped off a month-long rally with big gains during the trading period, jumping 2.5%, or 21.97 points, en route to a seven-week high of 920.39 points to end the week. Gains were underpinned by surging…


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