Articles by Northern Miner Staff

U.S. equities move lower, July 2-6

U.S. markets were in positive territory before closing mid-week for the July 4 Independence Day holiday, but moved into negative territory again after disappointing jobs data demonstrated that nonfarm payrolls added just 80,000 jobs in…


Flinders sees upside in Swedish graphite revival

VANCOUVER — Just outside the small town of Edsbyn in central Sweden sits the idle Kringel graphite mine, which represents a prime opportunity according to Vancouver-based Flinders Resources (FDR-V).



TSX falls…but only a little

The holiday shortened July 3-6 period was by no means a strong one for the senior board, but it could have been worse. The TSX Composite Index fell 68 points to 11,659.96 points with the sell-off coming amidst a flurry of bad news.




Orbite to produce alumina, rare earths in 2013

Orbite Aluminae (ORT-T) has been busy proving that its patented technology to extract alumina from clay, bauxite and red mud — the residue left from traditional extraction processes — works on a large-scale. It plans to…


Exchange rates

EXCHANGE RATES CANADIAN/U.S. EXCHANGE (Bank of Canada noon rate) Date July 2 June 29 June 28 June 27 June 26   US$ in C N/A 1.0191 1.0333 1.0257 1.0265  …


Gold takes the spotlight at Aldridge’s Yenipazar

Aldridge Minerals (AGM-V) aims to capitalize on Turkey’s mining boom, which has drawn substantial international curiosity and investment.  Aldridge has been on a bit of a roll recently with upgraded metallurgy and an expanded…


A driller at Almonty Industries' Los Santos tungsten project in western Spain, 50 km from Salamanca. Photo by Almonty Industries

Almonty Industries: Black’s second act?

Almonty Industries (AII-V) may be a relative newcomer to the TSX Venture Exchange — it listed just nine months ago — but the junior tungsten producer is probably better known in the industry for its depth of management. CEO Lewis…


Workers build a drill pad at Red Eagle Mining's Santa Rosa gold project near Medellin, Colombia. Photo by Ian Bickis

Red Eagle tickled pink with Santa Rosa in Colombia

Colombia-­focused junior Red Eagle Mining (RD-V) has hit encouraging high-grade gold intercepts in a phase-two drill program at its Santa Rosa project near Medellin, although the final drilling from phase one did not fare as well.Hole 42…


Gran Colombia builds up Marmato

Gran Colombia Gold (GCM-T) has boosted the resources at its Marmato gold project in Colombia, although it cost a bit of grade to do so.The company says measured and indicated resources stand at 409.7 million tonnes grading 0.9 gram gold…


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