Extorre updates Cerro Moro study
Vancouver – Extorre Gold Mines (XG-T) has released an updated economic assessment for its fast-evolving Cerro Moro gold-silver project in Argentina that factors in higher throughputs, metal prices and capital costs.
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
PNG’s Whittington looks to repeat Farallon success
Vancouver – Having dealt himself out of a job earlier this year, Dick Whittington now has his eyes firmly set on developing an advanced-stage underground gold project in Papua New Guinea.
Alamos sees a 63% increase in Q2 profits
Alamos Gold (AGI-T) reports higher second quarter profits, despite lower production at its flagship Mulatos gold mine in Mexico’s Sonora state.
Gold Canyon thinks it has found a starter pit at Springpole
Gold Canyon Resources (GCU-V) has pulled in more stellar drill results at its Springpole gold project. And this time they come from a less heralded part of the property. While Springpole – which is in the Red Lake district of northwestern…
Platinum Group secures US$260 million loan
Vancouver – Platinum Group Metals (PTM-T) has answered one of the big questions remaining on its South African platinum project by securing a US$260-million loan.
Agnico’s Pinos Altos shines in Q2
With record gold production, the Pinos Altos mine stood out from the lot at Agnico-Eagle Mines (AEM-T, AEM-N) for the second quarter.
Kazakhstan brings the gold for Ivanhoe
Ivanhoe Mines (IVN-T, IVN-N) could have its hands on another world class asset, this time in Kazakhstan. Altynalmas Gold – a company that Ivanhoe holds a 50% stake in – released an updated Mineral Resource estimate for a new deposit at its…
Grande Portage, Quaterra hit high-grade gold near Juneau
Vancouver – Grande Portage Resources (GPG-V) and Quaterra Resources (QTA-V) have hit visible gold in four recent drill holes at their 65%-35% owned Herbert Glacier project in Alaska.
Debt ceiling fight hurts US markets
While at presstime president Barak Obama was set to sign off on a long awaited debt bill, the protracted battle between Democrats and Republicans over requirements attached to the raising of the debt ceiling disturbed markets for the July…
Venture hit by market uncertainty July 25-29
Vancouver – The positive trend on the S&P TSX Venture Exchange reversed in the July 25 – 29 period as the U.S. debt crisis escalated. The Venture dropped on all five days of trading to close down 80.51 points at 1,979.10 points….
TSX tumbles during the July 25-29 period
The S&P/TSX Composite Index lost 549 points to 12,945.63 during the July 25-29 trading period, as both the U.S. and Canada posted weak economic data. But, all eyes during the week were focused on the U.S. debt talk gridlock.
Letter to the Editor: Trelawney and treating high-grade gold assays
In the letter from Stu Averill that you published in your issue of July 18-24, 2011, he raises several issues of wider interest than just the results published by Trelawney Mining and Exploration that he addresses. I draw your attention to some…