Articles by Northern Miner Staff

TSX slides, May 4-8

Poor jobs data and a decline in energy stocks after the New Democratic Party majority win in Alberta sent the S&P/TSX Composite Index down 1.1% to 15,170.02. The S&P/TSX Capped Diversified Metals & Mining Index fell 2.8% to 805.08,…


TSX Venture loses ground, May 4-8

The S&P/TSX Venture Composite took a step back during the trading sessions, as it closed down 1.2%, or 8.28 points, at 691.15 points. Energy stocks suffered after an NDP win in oil-rich Alberta, while U.S. data revealed employment growth in…


Workers at Tahoe Resources' Escobal silver mine in Guatemala. Credit: Tahoe Resources.

Tahoe CEO talks post-merger growth strategy

VANCOUVER — It’s been just over a month since Tahoe Resources (TSX: THO; NYSE: TAHO) merged with Rio Alto Mining to create a leading mid-tier precious metals producer, but the new management team hasn’t wasted any time turning…




Orezone Gold's Bombor gold project at sunset, 85 km east of Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. Credit: Orezone Gold

Orezone outlines hybrid mine plan for Bombor

VANCOUVER — West African-focused Orezone Gold (TSX: ORE; US-OTC: ORZCF) is closing in on a development decision at its advanced-stage Bomboré gold project, 85 km east of Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. Orezone took a step towards a 2018…


A mill at Endeavour Silver's El Cubo silver mine in Guanajuato, Mexico. Credit: Endeavour Silver

Endeavour Silver back in black in Q1

Endeavour Silver (TSX: EDR; NYSE: EXK) has swung back into profit after a disappointing fourth quarter, due to lower costs at all three of its silver-gold underground mines in Mexico.



TSX retreats, April 27-May 1

Mediocre earnings and data showing a stagnant gross domestic product sent the S&P/TSX Composite Index down 0.5% to 15,339.77. Mining indexes, however, were in positive territory, with the S&P/TSX Capped Diversified Metals & Mining…


U.S. stocks drop, April 27-May 1

U.S. equities fell  after being tripped up by  soft economic data. The Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 56.08 points to 18,024.06, and the S&P 500 Index slipped 9.4 points to 2,108.29. The Nasdaq retreated 86.69 points to…


The plant WPC Resources' past-producing historic Lupin gold project in Nunavut. Credit: WPC Resources

WPC aims to bring Lupin back online

WPC Resources (TSXV: WPQ) — soon to be named Lupin Gold Corp. — plans to bring the past-producing Lupin gold mine online, while also advancing the nearby Ulu gold property.


A field worker stands by the outcropping Shumagin vein at Redstar Gold's Unga gold project in Alaska. Credit: Redstar Gold

Redstar Gold drills the Aleutian Islands

If you ask Redstar Gold (TSXV: RGC; US-OTC: RGCTF) for comparables to the mineralization at its Unga gold project in Alaska’s Aleutian Islands, the management team will tell you that it is similar to the high-grade, low-sulphidation…


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