Articles by Northern Miner Staff

A drill rig at Gold Canyon Resources' Springpole gold project in northwestern Ontario. Source: Gold Canyon Resources

Positive economics for Gold Canyon’s Springpole

VANCOUVER — For US$438 million, Gold Canyon Resources (GCU-V) could transform its Springpole project in northern Ontario into profitable gold-silver mine, according to a new preliminary economic assessment (PEA).


Banro's Twangiza gold mine in the Democratic Republic of the Congo's South Kivu province. Source: Banro

Banro eyes US$100M financing to get back on track

Banro (BAA-T, BAA-X) intends to secure a larger financing package of up to US$100 million to get its delayed Namoya gold project in the Maniema province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) into production by year-end.   



The surface of Labrador Iron Mines' Redmond iron ore deposit in the Labrador Trough. Source: Labrador Iron Mines

Iron ore outlooks turn gloomy

VANCOUVER — Goldman Sachs has cut its iron ore price forecasts and downgraded its Rio Tinto (RIO-N, RIO-L) recommendation from “neutral” to “sell.” The reason? More than 90% of the company’s 2012 earnings…








TSX Venture Exchange, April 1 – 5

The S&P/TSX Venture Exchange was not spared in the storm that tore through world markets, managing only one positive day, which wasn’t enough to repair the damage: the index ended the week down 57.2 points, or 5%, at 1,041.85. The…


U.S. Markets, April 1 – 5

The S&P 500 Index hit an all-time closing high early in the trading week at 1,570.25 points, but disappointing jobs data released on April 5 sent the index down 1% for the week to 1,553.28. The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed down 0.10%…


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