Articles by Northern Miner Staff

Trucks in Agnico-Eagle Mines' Meadowbank gold mine in Nunavut. By Salma Tarikh.

Agnico-Eagle’s Meadowbank, Kittila see improvements

Agnico-Eagle Mines (AEM-T, AEM-N) has bulked up its full-year production guidance following a solid third quarter, where both the Meadowbank and Kittila gold mines reported record quarterly output and improved costs.



Teck wobbles in third quarter

Teck Resources (TCK-T, TCK-N) produced a record 99,000 tonnes of copper in the third quarter, up 29% year-on-year, but lower commodity prices and sale volumes for its steelmaking coal sent the miner’s adjusted net earnings down to $349…


Editorial: Anglo CEO presses ‘eject’ button

Late October was notable for the sudden and unexpected resignation of Cynthia Carroll as CEO of London-based mega-miner Anglo American, widely seen as a giving in to strong shareholder pressure to step down. It brings to an end this particular…


Drillers at Frontier Rare Earths' Zandkopsdrift rare earth project, 450 km north of Cape Town, South Africa. By Frontier Rare Earths.

Frontier Rare Earths inks new deal with Kores

A little under a year ago, South Korean government-owned mining and natural resources investment company Korea Resources Corp. (Kores) signed a deal with Frontier Rare Earths (FRO-T) to take a 10% interest and get the rights to an equal…


Earnings miss for Cliffs Natural Resources

A severe 36% year-on-year drop in prices for seaborne iron ore during the third quarter torpedoed earnings for Cliffs Natural Resources (CLF-N). The iron ore and metallurgical coal producer’s consolidated revenues fell 26% to US$1.5…


Facilities at Amara Mining's Kalsaka gold mine in Burkina Faso, which would process ore from the Sega deposit. By Amara Mining.

Sega looking good to Amara in Burkina

West Africa-focused gold producer Amara Mining (AMZ-T, AMA-L), formerly Cluff Gold, is hoping get a little more life out of its 78%-owned Kalsaka gold operation in Burkina Fasom, 150 km northwest of the capital Ouagadougou.


Workers at Platinum Group Metals' Western Bushveld platinum project in South Africa. By Platinum Group Metals.

Platinum Group thinking big on the Bushveld

With first-phase construction well underway at Vancouver-based Platinum Group Metals’ (PTM-T, PLG-X) Western Bushveld joint-venture project 1 (WBJV 1), the company is turning its attention to its Waterberg discovery on the North Limb…


Amerigo Resources' MVC copper-molybdenum tailings processing plant beside the El Teniente copper mine in Chile. By Amerigo Resources.

Amerigo happy to live in Codelco’s shadow

Amerigo Resources (ARG-T), which continues to produce copper and molybdenum from the tailings of Codelco’s 108-year-old El Teniente mine in Chile, saw its shares rise after solid third-quarter production results. 



Williams’ Red Cloud on the horizon

A few years ago when Chad Williams was CEO of Victoria Gold (VIT-V), the company was looking to acquire a particular advanced project. The board, however, was split on what to do.


Construction at Petaquilla Minerals' Molejon gold mine in central Panama. By Petaquilla Minerals.

Inmet, Petaquilla’s tug-of-war continues

In what’s become an increasingly frosty relationship, Canadian-based companies Inmet Mining (IMN-T) and Petaquilla Minerals (PTQ-T) continue to squabble over a takeover bid that would see the larger Inmet absorb Petaquilla, which runs the…


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