TSX manages to move up, Feb. 25-March 1
Toronto’s main index managed to stay up during the Feb. 25–March 1 trading week, despite concerns over China’s slowed growth and the state of the U.S. economy.
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
Hecla trumps Alamos bid with deal to acquire Aurizon
VANCOUVER – Hecla Mining (HL-N) and Aurizon Mines (ARZ-T) started talking about a business merger in 2006 but couldn’t agree on terms. However, they liked each other enough that they maintained contact, waiting until the time was right to…
TSX Venture treads water, Feb. 25-Mar. 1
VANCOUVER — The S&P TSX Venture Composite Index managed to curb its decline last week despite tepid economic data from China, and concern over US$85 billion in pending U.S. government spending cuts. The Index dropped 11…
Unigold works to connect the golden dots at Neita
VANCOUVER – Drills continue to hit near-surface gold mineralization at Unigold’s (UGD-V) Neita project in the Dominican Republic.
Kaminak outlines fully-funded 2013 program at Coffee
VANCOUVER — It is full steam ahead for Vancouver-based explorer Kaminak Gold (KAM-V) at its wholly-owned Coffee gold project in the Yukon’s White Gold district. Fresh off its maiden resource, which cemented Coffee’s multi-million ounce…
Lakeland to splash onto the uranium scene
Little-known junior, Lakeland Resources (LK-V), soared more than 60% after saying it’s shifting its focus from precious and base metals to uranium, and is in the midst of acquiring eight uranium properties in the Athabasca basin of…
The Wrath of the Writedown
VANCOUVER – The mining sector has seen more than its fair share of writedowns of late.
Guyana could offer 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 explorers…
San Miguel begs to be built, Paramount says
It has taken eight years but Paramount Gold and Silver Corp. (PZG-T, PZG-N) chief executive Christopher Crupi says the company’s San Miguel project in northern Mexico, about 300 km southeast of Hermosillo, has been well worth the wait.
Sherritt reports loss but boosts dividend on back of Ambatovy
Sherritt International (S-T) had to shoulder some of the same industry wide hardships as lower commodity prices and higher costs, but the company signaled its bullishness for the future by increasing its dividend despite reporting a fourth…
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Silvercrest continues to beef up Santa Elena
Three important bits of information came out of Silvercrest Mines (SVL-T, SVLC-X) latest drill results from its Santa Elena project in Mexico.