Articles by Northern Miner Staff

Workers expose portions of the R65 kimberlite pipe to prepare for blasting and sampling at Stornoway Diamonds' Renard project in Quebec's Otish Mountains. Source: Stornoway Diamonds

Stornoway expects delays at Renard

Stornoway Diamond (SWY-T) recently provided an update on the construction of the Route 167 extension that would give it full-year road access to its fly-in Renard diamond project in Quebec, confirming earlier media reports that the project…


A drill rig used to target the CH-51 kimberlite at Peregrine Diamonds' Chidliak project in 2011. Source: Peregrine Diamonds

Peregrine attracts big-name financiers

Financing opportunities are hard to come by, particularly for junior companies far from production, which could explain why Peregrine Diamonds’ (PGD-T) shares have been climbing since the firm announced a $10-million financing on Oct. 25.


The first ore blast at Northland Resources' Kaunisvaara iron ore mine in October. Source: Northland Resources

Northland starts its engines

Northland Resources (NAU-T) has been given the green light to get the big trucks rolling, which could mean that Sweden’s next iron mine is only weeks away from entering production.


An aerial view of Goldcorp's Red Lake gold mine in northwestern Ontario. Source: Goldcorp

Goldcorp rebounds with strong quarter

Vancouver-based major Goldcorp (G-T, GG-N) staged a comeback in the third quarter after being plagued by operational problems at its two largest mines during the first half of the year.


Red Eagle gets the cash to push ahead

Red Eagle Mining (RD-V) has some deep-pocketed investors believing in its ability to fast track its Santa Rosa gold project in Colombia into production.


Forsys to combine Namibian projects

Forsys Metals (FSY-T) has updated the resource estimate for its Namibplaas uranium deposit, and says it makes sense to combine its Namibplaas and nearby Valencia uranium deposit 7 km southwest to feed via conveyor a single, optimized process…


The Moosehead pit at the Brewery Creek project, which was mined near the end of past operations in the early 2000s. Photo by Matthew Keevil

Golden Predator sinks its teeth into Brewery Creek

Things are finally coming together for Yukon-focused explorer Golden Predator (GPD-T) at its wholly owned Brewery Creek gold project, which waits peacefully at the end of a 55 km, eastbound drive from Dawson City. 



The core shack at Northern Freegold Resources' Freegold Mountain copper-gold project, 200 km northwest of Whitehorse, Yukon. Photo by Matthew Keevil

Northern Freegold forges ahead in the Dawson range

It has been a season of perseverance for Yukon-centric explorer Northern Freegold (NFR-V). Despite tepid equity markets, the company pushed forward with a drill program at its Freegold Mountain gold project 200 km northwest of Whitehorse, and…




Taranis Resources' vice-president of exploration Jim Helgeson (background) and technician Thomas Gardiner sampling and mapping a trench at the Naakenavaara copper-gold project in northern Finland. Source: Taranis Resources

Finland’s next one?

Taranis Resources (TRO-V) thinks it’s about time a junior mining company hit the big time in northern Finland’s world-class Kittila copper-gold district.


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