TSX tumbles, Jan.28-Feb.1
The Toronto stock market ended the trading week lower, with the S&P/TSX Composite Index losing 48 points to close at 12,768.83.
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
Back Forty gains grade but HudBay keeps project suspended
VANCOUVER – A new resource estimate for the Back Forty project in Michigan has boosted the deposit’s metal grades, but despite the improvement there is no work underway at the site because project operator HudBay Minerals (HBM-T)…
Roundup 2013: Teck’s Don Lindsay sees bright future for careful miners
VANCOUVER – Don Lindsay, president and CEO of Teck Resources, is a very good storyteller. As he speaks, his divergent tales weave together seamlessly and listeners are left believing every word spoken.
Costs creep up at Chesapeake’s Metates project
Chesapeake Gold (CKG-V) has completed a prefeasibility study (PFS) on its Metates gold-silver project in Mexico’s Durango state, showing it could annually produce 954,000 gold-equivalent oz. and 143 million lbs. zinc for 25 years.
Wolfden is back, and this time it has New Brunswick on its mind
When Don Hoy first met Ewan Downie back in the mid-1990s, the geologist recognized something different about the then contractor.
Trouble at Pueblo Viejo?
Just two weeks after the Pueblo Viejo mine in the Dominican Republic entered commercial production in mid-January, joint-venture partners Barrick Gold (ABX-T, ABX-N) and Goldcorp (G-T, GG-N) face a potential backlash from the government.
Lake Shore Gold sells Mexican assets
Lake Shore Gold (LSG-T, LSG-N) is selling all of its Mexican properties to Revolution Resources (RV-T) in order to keep its management team and finances focused on its Canadian assets.
Roundup 2013: Lassonde calls for exploration ‘paradigm shift’
VANCOUVER — The final day of Mineral Exploration Roundup 2013 featured a keynote speech from industry veteran and Franco-Nevada (FNV-T, FNV-N) chairman Pierre Lassonde. Though best known for his often bullish stance on long-term gold…
Editorial: A sober year ahead
One of the more pleasant modern traditions of the Canadian mineral exploration sector is kicking off the year with Cambridge House International’s large Vancouver Resource Investment Conference, now held each mid-January at the new…
Meadow Bay rises on Atlanta resource expansion
VANCOUVER — Vancouver-based explorer Meadow Bay Gold (MAY-T) enjoyed a share jump and uptick in trading activity following a resource update at its wholly-owned Atlanta gold-silver project in Lincoln County, Nevada, that doubles the…
Northcliff goes north on strong economics at Sisson
Northcliff Resources (NCF-T) has shone a spotlight on its Sisson tungsten-molybdenum project in New Brunswick with a recent feasibility study confirming it could economically mine the deposit for 27 years, sending its shares climbing.
Roundup 2013: Exploration slower but still steady in the Yukon in 2012
VANCOUVER – Depressed equity markets, a cool spring that kept snow on the ground for ages, and floods in June that washed out major roads meant 2012 was much quieter in the Yukon than was 2011.