Articles by Northern Miner Staff


TSX moves up, Apr. 22-26

The S&P/TSX Composite Index managed to hold on to its earlier gains during the April 22–26 trading week, edging up 155 points to 12,220.20. The index fell after the U.S. government reported slower than expected growth in the…


B2Gold commits more money to Nicaragua

Calibre Mining (CXB-V) and B2Gold ( BTO-T, BGLPF-O ) are taking their relationship to the next level with B2Gold committing to spend $6 million for an additional 19% of the Primavera gold-copper porphyry project and surrounding 322 sq km of…


Employees at Agnico Eagle's Goldex mine in Val d'Or, Quebec. Source: Agnico Eagle

Agnico weathers falling gold prices

The year’s first quarter brought challenges beyond a falling gold price for Agnico-Eagle Mines (AEM-T, AEM-N), but its nothing that a company with a 55-year history can’t weather.


Homestake releases final resource as Agnico-Eagle takes over

VANCOUVER — Vancouver-based junior Homestake Resource (HSR-V) is turning the page on nine years of exploration at its Homestake Ridge gold-silver property on the Iskut-Stewart-Kitsault belt 32 km northwest of Alice Arm, B.C. A final…




Mega Precious shines a new light on Monument Bay

VANCOUVER — According to president and CEO Glen Kuntz and his team at Mega Precious Metals (MGP-V), a strong asset can carry a junior through turbulent times in the stock market. And they believe the company’s wholly owned Monument…


Editorial: Serving up a little Tax-Mex

International mining companies happy to be invited to their usual seat of honour at the fiesta in Mexico are a little unnerved to find that this time, they’re going to be the piñata, and the Mexican government is winding up for a…



The past-producing pit at Paramount Gold and Silver's Sleeper gold-silver project in Nevada. Photo by Matthew Keevil

Site visit: Paramount stages golden revival at Sleeper

WINNEMUCCA, NEV. — For Nevada-based explorer Paramount Gold and Silver (PZG-T, PZG-X), there’s a lot to be said for making something old new again. In mid-2010 the company picked up the past-producing Sleeper gold-silver mine, which…


B2Gold hits new gold at developing Otjikoto mine

VANCOUVER — With its list of gold mines having just climbed from two to three following the takeover of CGA Mining and with a fourth mine under construction, B2Gold (BTO-T) expects to churn out more than half a million ounces of gold…


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