Labrador Iron falls on hard times
Despite having the distinction of being Canada’s newest and only independently owned iron ore producer, Labrador Iron Mines(LIM-T) has been on a rough ride over the last while.
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
Capstone: Doing it the right way
Capstone Mining (CS-T) is one of those good stories in the mining world that often get overlooked: a company that went out and did what it said it would do and is now reaping the benefits of two steadily producing copper mines that continue to…
Checking in with Amarillo Gold at Mara Rosa
VANCOUVER — For president and CEO Buddy Doyle and his team at Amarillo Gold (AGC-V) it is fast approaching decision time at the Mara Rosa gold project 320 km southeast of Brasilia, Brazil. The company filed its pre-feasibility study…
Canada Lithium improves Quebec Lithium’s economics
Canada Lithium (CLQ-T) has raised its game with an updated feasibility study for its Quebec Lithium mine, showing the project is on track to start producing in 2013 and could rake in better returns, triggering analysts to lift their price…
Osisko stakes one million hectares in Mexico
Press releases from Osisko Mining (OSK-T) were coming fast and furiously this week with announcements that the company had produced its half-millionth ounce of gold from its flagship Canadian Malartic mine and another reporting record…
Argentum Silver cherry picks in Jalisco
CHILICAYOTE, JALISCO STATE, MEXICO — It took just over a year for the management team at Argentum Silver (ASL-V) to decide whether it would go all the way with the Coyote project — a land package here in Mexico’s Jalisco state…
Eastmain expands high-grade potential at Clearwater
VANCOUVER — Québec-focused gold explorer Eastmain Resources (ER-T) has finally released an updated resource estimate for its high-grade Eau Claire gold deposit in Québec’s James Bay district. Eau Claire is part of Eastmain’s…
Fortuna produces 53% more silver in Q3
Latin America-focused Fortuna Silver Mines (FVI-T, FSM-N) says it is set to beat its full-year forecast helped by record third-quarter production driven by higher-than-expected grades at its two mines.
Keegan Resources gets the love
Shares of Keegan Resources (KGN-T, KGN-X) surged 17.8% or 54¢ to close at $3.58 on the back of a new resource estimate for its 90%-owned Esaase gold project in Ghana and confirmation that the company plans to take a more selective approach…
Galway finds three new high-grade zones at Vetas
Since June 2011 when Galway Resources (GWY-V) released the first set of underground drill results from its Vetas property in northeastern Colombia, forty-five of the fifty-two holes hosted at least one assay result grading better than 10 grams…
Mirasol makes the grade with Argentinean silver
VANCOUVER — Argentinean-focused silver-gold explorer Mirasol Resources (MRZ-V) has authored a successful joint-venture story with U.S.-based producer Coeur d’Alene Mines (CDM-T, CDE-N) at the Joaquin silver-gold property in…
Commentary: Fostering new mine development in northwestern Ontario
The following is an edited version of the executive summary from the study Mining in northwestern Ontario: Opportunities and challenges, commissioned by Ambassadors Northwest and written by professors Bahram Dadgostar, Sam Garofalo, Nikola…