Articles by Northern Miner Staff



The mill at Bellekeno under construction in 2010 (now complete). Photo by Mike Burke.

Alexco plans potential shutdown at Bellekeno

VANCOUVER — Vancouver-based producer Alexco Resources (TSX: AXR; NYSE: AXU) is struggling with declining margins at its wholly-owned Bellekeno underground silver mine in the central Yukon. A recent and steep drop in silver prices has…


Firestone Ventures' Torlon Hill zinc-lead-silver project in west-central Guatemala. Credit: Firestone Ventures .

Guatemala to ban new mining, exploration licences

Guatemala’s president Otto Perez Molina plans to place a two-year moratorium on issuing new mining and exploration licences, giving the nation time to reform its mining law, says Tahoe Resources (TSX: THO; NYSE: TAHO).


The exploration camp at Gold Reach Resources' Ootsa gold project in northwest British Columbia. Source: Gold Reach Resources

Gold Reach advances Ootsa on all fronts

VANCOUVER — The first half of 2013 has been a busy time for Gold Reach Resources (TSXV: GRV) at its Ootsa property in B.C. Since January the company has updated the resource estimates for the pro­ject’s two deposits, shown that…


The surface at Aurcana's Shafter silver mine in Presidio County, Texas, 375 km southeast of El Paso. Source: Aurcana

Aurcana shares pop on Red Kite loan proposal

VANCOUVER — Shareholders of Vancouver-based silver producer Aurcana (TSXV: AUN; US-OTC: AUNFF) received some good news at the end of June, as the company released details of a terms sheet from U.K.-based metal merchant RK Mine Finance…


Cartoon by JK.

Editorial: Greasing the wheel of life

Big Oil roared back into the headlines in Canada and across the world, once again showing how, compared to mining, the oil industry is in a league all its own when it comes to societal impacts.



Mercator lowers Mineral Park’s copper-moly reserves

Mercator Minerals (TSX: ML; US-OTC: MLKKF) has updated the resource and reserve estimate for its Mineral Park copper-molybdenum mine in Arizona, noting that while reserves have decreased, the open-pit operation still has a promising life ahead.





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