Articles by Northern Miner Staff

Despite the dramatic drop in the price of gold since last fall, Campbell Resources (CCH-T) has reported 6-month figures similar to those it recorded before the market took a dive.During the first six …

I have been a subscriber to The Northern Miner for 35 years. I have always read your publication to remain informed of the ever-changing North American mining industry.As you are generally factual and…

The Vancouver Stock Exchange composite index plunged through the 400 level during the report period Aug. 26-Sept. 1 to close at 388.86, down 41.55 points, or 9.7%. The mining index followed suite, she…

Independence Mining has exercised an option with Royal Gold (RGLD-Q) for the Buckhorn South property in Eureka Cty., Nev.Independence, a wholly owned subsidiary of Luxembourg-based Minorco (MNRCY-Q), …

While Nevada’s Carlin trend remains the cornerstone of Barrick Gold’s (ABX-T) gold mining empire, Latin America appears to be prodiving the company with a steady stream of exploration and development …

Idaho-based Hecla Mining (HL-N) has commenced drilling on two properties, in Mexico and Peru, while beginning exploration on a third, in Chile.Drills are turning at the Noche Buena property in the nor…

With $38 million in the till and an $8-million exploration budget, Francisco Gold (FGX-V) has decided to focus its efforts on the El Sauzal gold deposit in northern Mexico.The deposit forms part of th…

Although the Omai gold mine in Guyana is up and running, the comparable Gross Rosebel project in neighboring Surinam sits idle — a situation that can only be explained by bad timing.”We missed a wind…

In tough times for copper, big operations have to find refuge in low production costs. This is especially true of large porphyry copper projects, where low grades mean that big savings per tonne of or…

An amalgamation with Triton Mining, executed earlier this year, has provided Black Hawk Mining (BHK-T) with a gold mining operation in Nicaragua and various exploration projects in Latin America, incl…