Articles by Northern Miner Staff

Palmarejo continues to deliver

Of Coeur d’Alene Mine’s (CDM-T, CDE-N) three producing mines, Palmarejo in northern Mexico is the largest contributor to company sales and operating cash flow. Metal sales from the mine in Chihuahua State last year reached US$513…


Venture flat in August 7-10 period

VANCOUVER — The S&P TSX Venture Composite Index basically ended flat in the shortened August 7 to 10 period, up less than a point at 1,191 points even after two days of losses balanced out two days of gains. Volume was also little…


Puma hunts high-grade silver in New Brunswick

VANCOUVER — In late February the Fraser Institute published a survey that labelled New Brunswick the world’s most attractive jurisdiction for mineral exploration, and that sounds about right to Puma Exploration (PUM-V). The Quebec-based…




Short position reports

TSX Short Positions                       Short positions outstanding at July 31/12 (with changes from July 15/12).                   Largest Short Positions…


Exchange rates

EXCHANGE RATES CANADIAN/U.S. EXCHANGE (Bank of Canada noon rate) Date Aug 6 Aug 3 Aug 2 Aug 1 July 31   US$ in C n/a 0.9986 1.0062 1.0017 1.0014  …


Sherritt copes with falling prices, permit delays

Toronto-based Sherritt International (S-T) is suffering from symptoms of the global economic slowdown, including rising cash costs and lower realized prices on production.Sherritt has tried shielding itself with its diverse portfolio —…


Construction at Detour Gold's Detour Lake gold project in northern Ontario. Photo by Sam Crittenden

Detour Lake in line for 2013 start-up

Detour Gold (DGC-T) says the Detour Lake open-pit mine in northeastern Ontario remains on budget and track for initial gold production in early 2013.Construction at the project reached the 75% completion mark at the end of June. More…


Lucara wrestles with weak diamond prices at Karowe

Though ramp-up appears to be on schedule at emerging producer Lucara Diamond’s (LUC-T, LUCRF-O) fully owned Karowe open-pit diamond mine in Botswana, markets have taken notice that the company is realizing a lower price per carat than it…


NovaCopper hits the ground running in Alaska

Newly minted NovaCopper (NCQ-T, NCQ-X) has grand ambitions for its Upper Kobuk project in Alaska’s prolific Ambler mining district, and the company is off to a quick start with a US$16.5-million exploration program and an inaugural…


Machinery moving material at Augusta Resource's Rosemont copper project near Tucson, Arizona. Photo by Augusta Resource

Rosemont will cost more, Augusta says

Shares of Augusta Resource (AZC-T, AZC-X) closed 7.8% lower at $1.66 per share following an updated feasibility study release that estimated higher capital and operating costs for its Rosemont copper project near Tucson, Ariz.Total initial…


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