Articles by Northern Miner Staff

Lower Q2 production at Eastplats’ Crocodile

Eastern Platinum (elr-t) saw second quarter production from its main Crocodile River platinum group metals (PGM) mine in South Africa’s Bushveld Complex shrink by one third, due to labour issues that led to a strike at the mine in early May.




Cedar Mountain drills untested Alaskan gold anomalies

Vancouver – While many of its peers are exploring emerging Yukon gold belts such as the White Gold district and the Selwyn Basin in their hunt for the next big Arctic gold deposit, Cedar Mountain Exploration (CED-V) has its sights set on an…


Frontier set to make splash in rare earths sector

In the race to bring the world new sources of rare earths from places other than China, Frontier Rare Earths (FRO-T) put itself in a solid position thanks to a deal with a deep pocketed Korean consortium.


Not a sunny day for Lake Shore

Lake Shore Gold’s (LSG-T) shares plunged to a new low, a day after the company reported lower-than-expected gold grades for the second quarter, along with a year-long mill expansion delay and a reduced full-year production target.



Barrick buys 9% stake in Carpathian for $20 million

Carpathian Gold (CPN-T) has received a big credibility boost from Barrick Gold (ABX-T, ABX-N) after the major gold miner agreed to purchase $20-million worth of the junior’s shares for an approximate 9% interest.   



TSX slumps over July 11-15 period

The S&P/TSX Composite Index fell 72.16 points to 13,299.54 during the July 11-15 period as worries over U.S. and European debt grew. During the week, the U.S. Federal Reserve said it was not ready to stimulate the economy, while eight…



Tarsis Resources' White River gold project in the western Yukon. Kinross Gold holds a 9.9% stake in Tarsis. Photo by Tarsis Resources

Kinross leads majors for investments in junior gold plays

After betting US$7.1 billion last year on the expansion potential of Red Back Mining’s Tasiast gold mine in Mauritania, Kinross Gold’s (K-T, KGC-N) chief executive Tye Burt has said his company’s buying spree has come to an end for a…


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