Puma hits copper in New Brunswick (November 24, 2010)
Early results from Puma Exploration (PUM-V) Turgeon project in New Brunswick look promising, even though the market didn’t react with initial enthusiasm.
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
Editorial: NZ in mourning
Tragedy has descended on the normally idyllic West Coast region of New Zealand’s South Island, where an underground explosion has killed 29 miners at the Pike River coking coal mine, located halfway between Greymouth and Reefton. The first of…
Golden holes lift Richfield Ventures
Vancouver – Richfield Ventures’ (RVC-V) share price leapt up to a new all-time high on news of a 171-metre intercept grading 3.13 grams gold per tonne and 10.8 grams silver per tonne at the Blackwater gold project in central British Columbia.
Medusa to use cash flow for new plant at Co-O mine
Debt-free and un-hedged gold producer Medusa Mining (mll-t, mml-l, mml-a) will use US$80 million from its cash flow and build a new treatment plant and expand its Co-O mine in southeastern Mindanao, the second-largest island in the Philippines.
Peregrine’s Chidliak delivers the goods (November 23, 2010)
Highly anticipated mini-bulk sample results from Peregrine Diamonds’ (pgd-t) Baffin Island Chidliak diamond project didn’t disappoint. The CH-7 mini-bulk sample shows a grade of 1-carat-per-tonne and a population of gem-quality diamonds, 15 of…
New gold discovery for Midland and Agnico-Eagle
Partners Midland Exploration (MD-V) and Agnico-Eagle Mines (AEM-T, AEM-N) have found a shallow new gold zone in the northwestern part of the Maritime-Cadillac property in the Abitibi region of Quebec.
Another long intercept for Gold Canyon
Gold Canyon Resources (GCU-V) latest results continue to add to the recent momentum the company has generated around its Springpole gold project in the Red Lake district of Ontario. The results were highlighted a hole returning 225 meters…
Bravo Gold drills 45.5 metres of 2.1 grams per tonne
Assay results from the silver zone of Bravo Gold’s (BVG-V) 100%-owned Homestake Ridge project in northwestern British Columbia drove the junior’s share price up 13.33% to 17¢ today.
Nicaragua is king for Golden Reign
The old mines of Nicaragua’s San Albino and Murra district are getting a fresh look from Golden Reign Resources (GRR-V). The Vancouver-based company’s latest drill results show the area – which has hosted mines all the way back to when the…
German fertilizer major offers $434 million for Potash One
Vancouver – A $434-million takeover bid for Potash One (KCL-T) from German fertilizer giant K+S Aktiengesellschaft is evidence that the failure of BHP Billiton’s (BHP-N) US$39-billion takeover bid for Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan (POT-T, POT-N)…
TSX ends Nov. 15-19 week higher on easing concerns over Ireland’s debt
With investor mood dampened by concerns over China’ s tightening fiscal policy and Europe’s woes with Ireland and Iceland, the Toronto Stock market closed the Nov. 15-19 week higher, led by the financial sector. The TSX Composite index rose…
U.S. markets were fragile in the Nov. 15-19 trading week
Nov. 15-19 was not a great trading week for U.S. equities. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added just 10.97 points or 0.10% to finish at 11,203.55, while the S&P 500 gained 0.52 point or 0.04% to close at 1,199.73. Just four companies on…