NexGen set to make its mark in the Athabasca
With resource stocks tumbling into bear territory, the landscape for commodity investing is changing.
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
Barrick investors revolt against $11.9M bonus [post-AGM update]
In the last year Barrick Gold (ABX-T, ABX-N) has announced a multi-billion dollar overrun at its flagship development project in Chile, taken a $3.8-billion charge on a highly criticized acquisition, changed its chief executive officer and seen…
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…
Obituary: Danie Krige, South Africa’s giant of geostatistics
Danie Krige, a household name to anyone who studied or practiced the science of evaluating mineral resources for mining purposes, died recently in Johannesburg.
Toronto Stock Exchange, Apr. 15 – 19
Despite a historic fall in the gold price, and weakness around commodities as a whole, the S&P/TSX Composite Index clawed its way to a 4-point gain, finishing at 12,065.55.
TSX Venture Exchange, Apr. 15 – 19
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index continued its downward spiral, as struggling commodity prices and a gloomier global outlook from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) contributed to an 8.2%, or 83.5-point loss, en route to closing at…
U.S. markets, Apr. 15 – 19
U.S. stocks kicked off the trading week by posting their worst day since Nov. 7, 2012, with the Boston Marathon bombings, lower-than-expected Chinese gross domestic product growth and a tumbling gold price accelerating equity sell-offs . On…
Endeavour Silver’s Bradford Cooke shares his recipe
VANCOUVER — As founder and CEO of Endeavour Silver (EDR-T, EXK-N), Bradford Cooke leads a company that has turned two small, defunct Mexican silver mines into large and profitable operations in just eight years.
How Mexico reclaimed its mantle as a top mining nation
“There is support for mining politically, the geology is excellent, the people are incredibly friendly and the food is delicious.”
Kinross invests in Revolution Resources
Just a few short months since acquiring all of Lake Shore Gold’s (LSG-T, LSG-X) assets in Mexico, Revolution Resources (RV-T) has reeled in Kinross Gold (K-T, KGC-N) as a new shareholder.
Newstrike outlines maiden resource at Ana Paula
VANCOUVER — It has been a fun ride for Vancouver-based explorer Newstrike Capital (NES-V) at its flagship Ana Paula gold-silver project along the emerging gold belt in Guerrero State, Mexico. After acquiring the project three years ago,…