Articles by Northern Miner Staff

Premier hits more high-grade at Trans-Canada

In an exploration update, Premier Gold Mines (PG-T) says it continues to intersect and expand on several horizons at its Trans-Canada gold project in northwestern Ontario, while hitting multiple high-grade intercepts.


Goldquest rises with another Romero hit

VANCOUVER — Goldquest Mining’s (GQC-V) new Romero discovery in the Dominican Republic has yielded another rich intercept, leading to another major spike in the company’s stock price.




Promise of stimulus lifts TSX

TSX Composite Index rose 231 points to 11,766.36 for the July 23-27 period as investors chose to focus on the themes of potential monetary easing and a leveling off of the European debt crisis.



An aerial view of core racks at Intrepid Mines' Tujuh Bukit copper-gold project in Java, Indonesia. Photo by Intrepid Mines

Indonesian ‘shadow interests’ frustrate Intrepid

Brisbane, Australia-based Intrepid Mines (IAU-T) is the latest victim in an ongoing nationalization saga in Indonesia and its neighbours. On June 28 an unknown entity seized control of its Indonesian joint-venture partner Indo Multi Niaga…



Commentary: Digging into valuable US tax incentives

Many Canadian miners operating in the U.S. are not aware of the extensive tax incentives that the U.S. government offers to individuals and companies exploring, developing and extracting minerals. These tax incentives can provide significant…


An aerial view of drought-affected farms, 130 km east of Denver, Colo. Green areas are irrigated, the yellow areas are dryland wheat crops. Photo by Lance Cheung/USDA

US drought: a benefit to fertilizer companies?

If the dry weather in the U.S. continues, it could turn out to be “the worst drought of our generation,” CIBC analyst Jacob Bout writes in a 196-page industry report, noting that damage to the corn crop so far this year is…


Drillers at Unigold's Candelones target at its Neita gold project in the Dominican Republic. Photo by Unigold

The DR delivers for Goldquest and Unigold

Dominican Republic-focused explorers Goldquest ­Mining (GQC-V) and Unigold (UGD-V) both announced sizeable stepout gold-copper hits at their nearby properties in the northeast corner of the country near Haiti on July 18.For Goldquest, the…


Barrick undeterred by Argentine glacier ruling

Despite an unfavourable court ruling, Barrick Gold (ABX-T, ABX-N) is confident that its Pascua-Lama gold-silver project in Argentina’s San Juan province will push ahead.Argentina’s Supreme Court ruled that a much-debated…


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