Articles by Northern Miner Staff

TSX makes gains despite contradictory data

The TSX Composite Index shrugged off the uncertain economic climate and managed to gain 234 points, reaching 12,415.98 points for the Oct. 15-19 period. The Index was carried to greater heights on the back of stronger than expected quarterly…



TSX Venture jumps from Oct. 15-19

VANCOUVER — The S&P TSX Venture Composite Index gained 22.8 points or 1.8% during the Oct. 15-19 trading period before closing out the week at 1,315.62 points. Promising news out of the U.S. and China early in the week drove gains,…



AuRico Gold's remaining asset in Mexico: the El Chanate gold mine, 37 km northeast of Caborca in Sonora. Photo by AuRico Gold

AuRico sale reflects changing investment landscape

While many market watchers see depressed mining equities as an opportunity for more mergers and acquisitions, miners with hoards of cash are turning away from acquisitions, preferring to return capital to investors.


Argentum Silver CEO Warren McIntyre at the Coyote silver project in Jalisco state, Mexico. Photo by Trish Saywell

Argentum Silver: No regrets, Coyote

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 it optioned from Soltoro (SOL-V) in early…


Primero up 36% on positive tax ruling

Primero Mining (P-T, PPP-N) shares soared 36% after the producer received a favourable tax ruling from Mexican authorities on an “advance pricing agreement” (APA) relating to its San Dimas gold-silver mine located on the border of Sinaloa and…


Drill rigs onthe Bridgezone at MAG Silver'sCincode Mayo silver-gold-lead-zinc project in Mexico. Photo by MAG Silver

MAG Silver celebrates initial resource at Cinco de Mayo

The Cinco de Mayo project in northern Mexico’s Chihuahua state contains inferred resources of 12.5 million tonnes grading 132 grams silver per tonne, 0.24 gram gold per tonne, 2.86% lead and 6.47% zinc, MAG Silver (MAG-T, MAG-X) reports,…


Drillers at Amarillo Gold's Mara Rosa gold project in Brazil. Photo by Amarillo Gold

Amarillo buys time for Mara Rosa in Brazil

VANCOUVER — President and CEO Buddy Doyle and his team at Amarillo Gold (AGC-V) have gained some breathing room in their fast-track development of the Mara Rosa gold project 320 km southeast of Brasilia, Brazil. The company filed a…


Renaissance looks to repeat AuEx glory

While the phrase “there you go again” has pejorative connotations in the U.S. political sphere, in the junior mining space it can mean very good things.



A drill rig at Capstone Mining's Minto open-pit copper mine in the Yukon. Photo by Capstone Mining

Capstone: Doing it the right way

Capstone Mining (CS-T) is one of those good stories in the mining world that often gets overlooked: the company went out and did what it said it would do, and now it’s reaping the benefits of two steadily producing copper mines that…


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