Articles by Northern Miner Staff




Iamgold not “bailing” on Ecuador

Headlines in the mainstream media that Iamgold (IMT-T) is giving up on Ecuador are fundamentally incorrect, Candace MacGibbon, president and chief financial officer of junior explorer INV Metals (INV-T), told The Northern Miner.


Guyana’s challenges may hold rewards for gold explorers

VANCOUVER — When it comes to unearthing gold in a youthful mining jurisdiction like the South American nation of Guyana, explorers are often faced with infrastructure-based speed bumps on the road to establishing an economic deposit. Both…




TSX drops on global growth concerns

It was a turbulent week for the Toronto Stock Exchange as the S&P/TSX Composite Index gained for three straight sessions before plummeting 351 points on June 21, the biggest one-day loss of the year. The next day the index recovered…


U.S. markets take another hit, Jun 18-22

News mid-week that the U.S. Federal Reserve will deliver more monetary stimulus by extending its program of selling short-term securities to buy longer-term ones in order to keep long-term borrowing costs down, was followed by a rash of…


Continental Gold's Buritica gold project in Colombia. Photo by Continental Gold

Colombian drilling lifts Continental Gold

Strong drill results from nine diamond drill holes at the Buritica gold project in Colombia sent shares of Continental Gold (CNL-T) up 28¢, or 3.9%, to $7.38 apiece on June 4.Highlights from the holes drilled into the Yaragua system…


LME falling into Chinese hands

In another milestone of Britain’s century-long fading as a global power, the 135-year-old, privately held London Metal Exchange — the world’s premier non-ferrous metals market — looks set to be sold off to interests…


Hauling material at Rio Tinto's and Harry Winston Diamond's Diavik diamond mine 300 km northeast of Yellowknife, Northwest Territories. Photo by Harry Winston Diamond

Harry Winston sees Q1 profits, revenues rise

Harry Winston Diamond’s (HW-T, HWD-N) first-quarter earnings of fiscal 2013 tripled to US$11.6 million on higher rough diamond sales and stronger retail performance, but missed analysts’ expectations. For the quarter ended April 30,…


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