Articles by Northern Miner Staff

Avanti Mining boosts Kitsault’s NPV (October 25, 2010)

A better long-term outlook for molybdenum prices and a nearly US$200 million decrease in initial and sustaining capital has improved the net present value (NPV) of Avanti Mining’s (avt-v) Kitsault molybdenum project by about US$250 million,…


Marmato drilling shows promise for Medoro

With the objective of expanding and upgrading the multi-million-ounce gold resource at the Marmato project in Colombia, Medoro Resources (MRS-T) continues to deliver some noteworthy intersections in a…


Keegan rising on Esaase results

VANCOUVER — With the price of gold continuing to climb and a 50,000-metre program steadily expanding the gold deposit at its Esaase project in Ghana, Keegan Resources (KGN-T, KGN-X) has seen its shar…


A drill rig at Bear Creek Mining's Santa Ana silver project in southern Peru.

Bear Creek ups silver reserves at Santa Ana

VANCOUVER — Peru-focused Bear Creek Mining (BCM-V, OU6-F) is closer to becoming a serious silver producer with the release of a feasibility study on its Santa Ana project in southern Peru.


Alto jumps on drill results at Coldstream

Drill results released on Oct. 5 from the Coldstream gold project in Ontario buoyed Vancouver-based junior Alto Ventures (ATV-V). Shares of the penny stock ended the day 20% higher at 6¢ on 2.4 m…


LENDING RATES (October 25, 2010)

as of 9 a.m. ET. Aug. 23, 2010 (%) Bank of Canada 1.00 Target overnight rate 0.75 Canadian Prime 2.75 U.S. Discount Primary 0.75 U.S. Fed Funds market rate 0-0.25 U.S. Prime 3….


INTERNATIONAL QUOTES (October 25, 2010)

Australia (A$) Aug 24 Aug 17 Change Aquila Resources 8.3 8.69 -0.39 Bendigo Mining 0.18 0.18 0.00 Centennial Coal 6.03 6.04 -0.01 Fortescue Res 4.50 4.56 -0.06 Iluka …


EXCHANGE RATES (October 25, 2010)

CANADIAN/U. S. EXCHANGE (Bank of Canada noon rate) Date Oct 18 Oct 15 Oct 14 Oct 13 Oct 12 US$ in C$ 1.0149 1.0108 1.0036 1.0030 1.0110 C$ in US$ 0.9853 0.9893 0.9964 0.9970 0.9891…


An aerial view of Fire River Gold's Nixon Fork gold project in the Tintina gold belt in central Alaska.

Fire River breathes new life into Nixon Fork

SITE VISIT NIXON FORK, ALASKA — There is nothing easy about developing a narrow-veined gold mine in tricky geology, let alone one at a fly-in-only camp in remote Alaska.But bonanza grades, a remarkable amount of existing infrastructure,…


Advanced gets new partner in Nunavut

XinXing Pipes Group, a Chinese state-owned enterprise with businesses in iron and steel, military clothing, heavy machinery engineering and real estate, has agreed to provide financing and development capital for Advanced Explorations’ (AXI-T)…



Dorato outlines anomaly at Lucero

VANCOUVER — Early results from Dorato Resources’ (DRI-V, DRIFF-O, D05-F) Lucero target have sparked new interest in the company’s Peruvian properties.


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