Articles by Northern Miner Staff

A surface showing of pink sapphire and ruby mineralization at True North Gems' Kigutilik gemstone project in Greenland. Credit: True North Gems

True North Gems builds Greenland’s first ruby mine

True North Gems (TSXV: TGX; US-OTC: TNGMF) kicked off its first field season in Greenland a decade ago, but is finally closing in on the prize: an open-pit mine that will produce ruby and pink sapphire gemstones starting next year, and running…




Canadian Zinc's Prairie Creek polymetallic project, 500 km west of Yellowknife in the Northwest Territories. Credit: Canadian Zinc

Canadian Zinc fine-tunes its plan at Prairie Creek

VANCOUVER — It’s a tough market for juniors with development-stage assets, and that’s especially true for Canadian Zinc (TSX: CZN; US-OTC: CZICF) and its Prairie Creek polymetallic project, 500 km west of Yellowknife in…




Orocobre's flagship Salar de Olaroz brine-based lithium project in the Puna region of Argentina's northwestern province of Juyuy. Credit: Orocobre

Orocobre defines new exploration target

Orocobre (TSX: ORL; US-OTC: OROCF) says its flagship Salar de Olaroz brine-based lithium project in the Puna region of Argentina’s northwestern province of Juyuy is expected to produce 17,500 tonnes per year of low-cost, battery-grade…


The mill at Detour Gold's Detour Lake gold mine in Ontario. Photo by Trish Saywell.

OMA study: New mines a boost to Ontario economy

A new study by the University of Toronto’s Rotman School of Management commissioned by the Ontario Mining Association measures the impact on gross domestic product, employment and government revenue from open pit and underground mining…


Trucks on a wet day at Alamos Gold's Mulatos gold mine in Sonora, Mexico. Credit: Alamos Gold

Alamos Gold hit by heavy rains during Q3

VANCOUVER — It’s the rainy season in Mexico, and that’s not great news for producer Alamos Gold (TSX: AGI; NYSE: AGI) at its wholly owned Mulatos heap-leach mine, 220 km east of Hermosillo in Sonora state. On Oct. 23 the…


The 250-person camp at the Fruta del Norte gold project in Ecuador, which Fortress Minerals is buying for US$240 million. Credit: Fortress Minerals

Lundin’s Fortress to buy Fruta del Norte

Kinross Gold (TSX: K; NYSE: KGC) acquired the Fruta del Norte gold project in Ecuador through its US$1.2-billion acquisition of Aurelian Resources in 2008, but heated local opposition forced the gold producer to abandon the project in 2013…




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