Defiance Silver hits high grades at San Acacio
Defiance Silver (TSXV: DEF; US-OTC: DNCVF) is having drilling success at its past-producing San Acacio silver mine in Zacatecas, Mexico.
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
TSX edges up, July 13-17
Canada’s benchmark index added 109.62 points, or 0.8%, to close the turbulent week at 14,642.84. The S&P/TSX Capped Diversified Metals & Mining Index plunged 6.8% to 614.32, while the S&P/TSX Global Gold Index fell 6.7% to…
Lake Shore steps into M&A fray with Temex bid
VANCOUVER — Ontario-focused Lake Shore Gold (TSX: LSG; NYSE-MKT: LSG) has been one of the better turnaround stories over the past year, and now the company is looking to grow further. Lake Shore is spending $25 million on…
Wall Street rises, July 13-17
Strong earnings reports and relief after the parliament in Greece voted for austerity measures lifted all three major indexes in the U.S. The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 1.8% to finish at 18,086.45, the S&P 500 Index rose 2.4% to…
Callinex Mines attracts Resource Capital Funds
Max Porterfield, president and CEO of Callinex Mines (TSXV: CNX; US-OTC: CLLXF) thinks he’s got the projects, the people and soon, some of the money, to have a decent shot at making the next meaningful discovery in…
TSX Venture struggles as gold plummets, July 13-17
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index declined for a fourth week, as it closed down 1.9%, or 12.17 points, at 628.81 points. Markets were hit by falling commodity prices, while Statistics Canada reported that foreign investors reduced their…
Short Position Report
Short positions outstanding at July 15/15 (with changes from June 30/15).
Stars to realign for Largo in Brazil
Largo Resources (TSXV: LGO; US-OTC: LGORF) is keeping its 2015 guidance at the Maracas Menchen vanadium mine in Bahia, Brazil, despite the slower-than-expected ramp up.
Silver Wheaton circles the wagons against CRA challenge
VANCOUVER — The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) has taken the first shot in what is likely to become a protracted legal battle with streaming outfit Silver Wheaton (TSX: SLW; NYSE: SLW), and the results could affect the…
Commentary: Finding the hidden silver: Asset tracing and recovery in mining disputes
The eponymous hero of Joseph Conrad’s novel Nostromo is an “incorruptible” Italian entrusted by the English owner of a silver mine with safeguarding its riches. The setting is the fictional South American country of Costaguana, where all…
Capstone gets positive EIA, mulls new plan at Santo Domingo
With iron ore prices down by 31% in the last year, Capstone Mining (TSX: CS) is contemplating a different development plan for its 70%-owned Santo Domingo copper-iron project in Chile.
Aston CEO outlines potential at Storm copper project
Despite an uphill battle in raising funds, Aston Bay Holdings’ (TSXV: BAY) founder and CEO Benjamin Cox remains upbeat on the copper potential at the junior’s Aston Bay property in Somerset Island, Nunavut.