Articles by Northern Miner Staff

Banro Resource (BNRS-C) reports that two employees from its Congolese subsidiary and two attorneys from Banro’s legal advisor, Mitchell and Associates, were charged with “high treason” in the Democrat…

Although the price of silver is north of US$5 per oz., Coeur d’Alene Mines (CDE-N) has decided to cut exploration and administrative expenses to the tune of US$6.5 million per year.The Idaho-based com…

The Vancouver Stock Exchange composite index rose 7.99 points, or 1.8%, during the report period ended July 6, to close at 440.26. The mining index was up 6.21 points, or 2.1%, at 296.94. The combined…

Copper was the big story during the June 30-July 6 report period, with prices shooting up 5 cents, to 75 cents per lb., in response to a series of cutbacks in copper mining and smelting operations in …

Atna Resources (ATN-T) is preparing to launch drill programs at three of its properties, the total budget for which is about $2 million.A minimum 5-hole program is planned for the San Antonio volcanog…

Nevada Pacific Gold (NPG-V) has added to its holdings in Nevada by staking the Keystone property along the Battle Mountain-Eureka gold trend.The property is on the northwestern flank of the Simpson Pa…

Cambior (CBJ-T) subsidiary Cambiex Exploration (CBX-T) is acquiring Broken Hill Proprietary’s (BHP-N) Hope Bay gold properties in western Nunavut.Cambiex will pay US$23 million in four stage…

It’s hard to imagine why any investor would sell shares at discounted prices when they could easily realize better prices on the open market. Yet enough are selling to keep a Phoenix-based firm busy e…