California Gold unlocking Fremont’s potential
California Gold Mining (TSXV: CGM; US-OTC: CFGMF) is raising more funds to explore its flagship Fremont gold project in Mariposa County, Calif.
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
Editorial: Yukon government’s knuckles rapped by courts
The year 2014 closed out with yet another court decision regarding land use in a remote stretch of Canada, this time in northeastern Yukon’s vast Peel watershed.
TSX Venture rebounds, Dec. 15-19
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite showed signs of life during trading, as it jumped 1.4%, or 9.28 points, en route to a 668.31-point close. Investors searched for bargains amidst a freefall in energy and oil stocks, while U.S. Federal Reserve…
Nevada Copper looks ripe for the buying, GMP says
VANCOUVER — The political landscape has shifted in a good way for junior Nevada Copper (TSX: NCU) at its Pumpkin Hollow iron oxide copper gold deposit 13 km southeast of the town of Yerington, Nev.
AuRico eyes a revival at dormant Kemess mine in BC
VANCOUVER — Toronto-based miner AuRico Gold (TSX: AUQ; NYSE: AUQ) is hoping it can give the past-producing Kemess gold-copper mine a new lease on life.
Coeur to pay US$161M for Paramount Gold and Silver
VANCOUVER — According to Coeur Mining (TSX: CDM; NYSE: CDE) president and CEO Mitchell Krebs, the company’s proposed friendly takeover of junior Paramount Gold and Silver (TSX: PZG; NYSE-MKT: PZG) is one of the…
Commentary: Gold producer hedging in a lower price environment
The following is an edited except from Société Générale and Thomson Reuters GFMS’s Global Hedge Book Analysis Q3 2014.
Suppliers news: Timetric, Lynden Logistics, QMX-Abcourt, Cementation
Timetric: African mining equipment suppliers need to be punctual
Aureus Mining ‘not a one-horse show’
Aureus Mining (TSX: AUE; LSE: AUE) has doubled the size of the aggregate resource at its Ndablama deposit in Liberia, just 40 km northeast of where the company is building its flagship New Liberty gold mine.
Probe closes $41.6M land deal at Borden
December was a great month for Probe Mines (TSXV: PRB; US-OTC: PROBF) president and CEO David Palmer.
Barrick to shutter Lumwana as Zambian gov’t hikes royalty
Barrick Gold (TSX: ABX; NYSE: ABX) will soon suspend operations at its Lumwana copper mine in Zambia in response to the Zambian government’s move to more than triple the royalty rate on open-pit mines, starting in 2015.
PE fund invests in IMX’s Ntaka Hill nickel project
Private equity deals have been fewer this year than many in the mining sector had hoped, given the declining fortunes of hundreds of cash-strapped mining companies. So when a deal is made, it tends to get noticed.