TSX slumps for June 21-25 period
The TSX Composite Index finished the June 21-25 period lower just as the riots around the G20 meetings were ge…
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
Prefeasibility released on underground operation at Semafo’s Mana mine
A proposed underground mine that would complement Semafo’s (SMF-T, SEMF-O) existing open-pit Mana operation in…
US equity markets down from June 21-25
British economist John Maynard Keynes’s maxim that “markets can remain irrational a lot longer than you and I …
Venture board sheds 2% over June 21-25
The TSX Venture Exchange slipped nearly 2% over the June 21-25 trading period, down 29.46 points, to close at …
Cliffs tops KWG offer for Spider
KWG Resources (KWG-V) has until July 6 to match Cliffs Natural Resources’ (CLF-N) latest offer for Spider Reso…
Semafo hits new high on drill results (June 28, 2010)
VANCOUVER — Semafo’s (SMF-T, SEMFF-O) share price has hit its highest level in over a decade following on-time facility upgrades, completion of a major round of financing and new high-grade gold hits…
Peregrine pulls long copper hits at Altar
VANCOUVER — The Altar copper porphyry in Argentina is returning long mineralized intercepts as Peregrine Metals (PGM-T) looks ahead to developing a large-scale heap-leach operation at the site.Peregrine recently completed a 76-hole drill…
Time for a second look at Bolivia
LA PAZ, BOLIVIA — With national elections out of the way here and a spate of local polls completed and showing something of a setback for the populist Movement Towards Socialism (MAS) government, the political dust is settling in Bolivia and…
Patagonia Gold advances exploration in Argentina
Patagonia Gold (PGD-L) is all cashed up to develop larger and cheaper gold projects in Argentina’s Santa Cruz province.Earlier this month, the company raised US$18.79 million in a share placement and US$13.45 million in a similar exercise in…
Sandspring ups resources at Toroparu
Sandspring Resources (SSP-V) put considerably more tonnage into its indicated resource category, showing that its Toroparu gold-copper deposit in Guyana is shaping into a significant project.The company had been drilling over the past year…
Andina defines high-grade zones at Volcan
A 20,200-metre drill program at the Volcan gold project in Chile has highlighted zones of higher-grade gold within the 10-millionoz. deposit and outlined a new area called Ojo de Agua East for owner Andina Minerals (ADM-V). It provides…
Eldorado’s efforts pay off
VANCOUVER — Halfway through its $35.4-million exploration program for 2010, Eldorado Gold (ELD-T) has already defined a new zone of mineralization at its Kisladag gold mine in Turkey, expanded a new …