Editorial: No end in sight for iron ore glut
Ten weeks into 2015, and many of the world’s iron ore miners are on edge as iron ore prices set new lows, and the finger-pointing begins as to who is contributing to the problems besetting the industry.
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
Explorers enjoy the blue-sky in Nicaragua
VANCOUVER — Epithermal gold deposits tend to form in clusters that mimic the spacing of active volcanoes, and they typically go hand-in-hand with gold-copper porphyry deposits, polymetallic skarns and other intrusion-related systems.
First Quantum slows pace at Cobre Panama
VANCOUVER — Development is continuing at First Quantum Minerals’ (TSX: FM; US-OTC: FQVLF) Cobre Panama copper-gold project in Panama, despite concerns of softer metal prices and a tightening of the company’s purse…
Pershimco advances Cerro Quema in Panama
Pershimco Resources’ (TSXV: PRO; US-OTC: RSPRF) Cerro Quema gold project in southwestern Panama is on track to start production in late 2016, and in its first full year of operation, it could be the Central American country’s…
Calibre gears up for a big year in Nicaragua
VANCOUVER — Explorer Calibre Mining (TSXV: CXB; US-OTC: CXBMF) is preparing for a busy field season across three gold-silver projects, and that’s become a rarity in a junior sector that’s finding it difficult to keep the…
Tahoe steamrolls through 2015
There’s no slowing down for Tahoe Resources (TSX: THO; NYSE: TAHO).
Endeavour Silver adjusts to low silver prices
VANCOUVER — Silver prices are sitting around a five-year low after a precipitous fall. And that has changed the business environment for Endeavour Silver (TSX: EDR; NYSE: EXK) and other like-minded, mid-tier miners.
TSX Venture finishes in the red, March 2-6
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index lost ground during the trading sessions, dropping 2.5%, or 17.94 points, before closing at 688.79 points. Metal futures were on the decline, while investors waited on a potential interest rate hike from…
Wall Street ends in the red, March 2-6
U.S. stocks tumbled during the first week of March as investors worried the strong monthly jobs report might trigger the Federal Reserve to hike interest rates sooner than expected. The Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 276 points, or 1.5%,…
TSX drops, March 2-6
Canada’s main stock index was in the red during the week of the Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada convention, with the country reporting lower gross domestic product growth in the fourth quarter and a worsening trade…
Royal Nickel could be takeover target, analyst says
Royal Nickel (TSX: RNX; US-OTC: RNKLF) is an attractive takeover candidate, mining analyst Nik Rasskazovskiy of independent investment dealer Salman Partners contends in a recent research note.
Mick Davis’ X2poised for launch after US$5.6B raise
VANCOUVER — A dearth in the availability of traditional equity financing has led to the rise of specialist, mining-related investment funds, and another major player is taking the field. In early March, new private mining venture X2…