Articles by Northern Miner Staff

Railroad tracks at Labrador Iron Mines' Howse deposit near Schefferville, Quebec. Source: Labrador Iron Mines

Labrador Iron to get $30M from Tata Steel

Labrador Iron Mines (LIM-T) is expecting to receive $30 million from India’s Tata Steel as part of an alliance it recently entered with the company’s subsidiary to create cost synergies in the Labrador Trough region,…



TSX Venture Exchange, March 4-8

The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index closed out another week with relatively little movement, falling just 0.2%, or 2.24 points, before settling at 1,117.85. Despite strong job reports from Canada and the U.S., the Venture is grappling with…



A plane on the airstrip at Sandspring Resources' Toroparu gold project in northern Guyana. Source: Sandspring Resources

Guyana offers golden upside for frontier explorers

VANCOUVER — Though the last commercial-scale, gold-mining operation in the small Caribbean nation of Guyana closed its doors in 2005, the country’s intriguing geology and artisanal mining history continue to beckon Toronto-listed…


A worker on a dredge pump at Sacre-Coeur Minerals' Million Mountain gold project in Guyana. Source: Sacre-Coeur Minerals

Sacre-Coeur proving its mettle

VANCOUVER — It has been nearly a decade since Gregory Sparks put together a large property package in Guyana, with the hope of discovering a gold deposit that could become an attractive acquisition target for a major gold miner.


The core shack at Columbus Gold's Paul Isnard gold project in French Guiana. Source: Columbus Gold

Columbus bulks up Paul Isnard’s gold

Columbus Gold (CGT-V) recently updated the inferred resource estimate for its wholly owned Paul Isnard gold project in northwestern French Guiana, with ounces growing 184% to over 5 million oz. gold.


The headframe and mill at Wesdome Gold Mines' Kiena gold mine in Val-d'Or, Quebec, during the official mine reopening in 2006. Photo by John Cumming

Wesdome to put Kiena on care and maintenance

VANCOUVER — Shares of Toronto-based Wesdome Gold Mines (WDO-T) took a tumble following news that the company is suspend­ing activities at its Kiena underground gold mine in Val-d’Or, Que. The company announced on March 8 that it…


The PDAC-saw

The first week of March was dominated by the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada’s mega-convention in Toronto, with 30,147 investors, analysts, mining executives, geologists, government officials, students and international…




Selwyn turns the page after eight years at Howard’s Pass

VANCOUVER — It has been quite a ride for Vancouver-based junior Selwyn Resources (SWN-V) since it acquired a 100% stake in the Howard’s Pass zinc-lead project in the eastern Yukon from a Placer Dome joint venture in 2005. The story…


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