Articles by Northern Miner Staff

Calibre Mining president and CEO Greg Smith (left) and senior geologist Marc Cianci at the Eastern Borosi gold-silver project in northeast Nicaragua. Credit: Calibre Mining

Iamgold becomes Calibre’s third partner in Nicaragua

Calibre Mining (TSXV: CXB; US-OTC: CXBMF) saw its shares surge 43% after reporting that Iamgold (TSX: IMG; NYSE: IAG) had signed an option to spend US$10.9 million to earn up to 70% of the junior’s Eastern Borosi gold–silver project…


A mine tour of Pershing Gold's Relief Canyon project, a past-producing mine with three open pits and a fully permitted and operational heap-leach facility, about 153 km north of Reno in Pershing County.

Relief Canyon grows under Pershing

Steve Alfers cut his teeth as a transactions lawyer on international mining deals and as a privatization specialist working in some of the world’s most challenging jurisdictions — including Mongolia, Russia, Ukraine, Zambia and…




A drilling team in action at Pinecrest Resources' Enchi gold project in Ghana. Credit: Pinecrest Resources

Edgewater spins out Ghanaian gold into Pinecrest

VANCOUVER — Several months ago junior Edgewater Exploration (TSXV: EDW; US-OTC: EDWZF) was hit with a permitting delay at its flagship Corcoesto gold project, 35 km southwest of the port city of La Coruna in Spain. Edgewater had been…




Drillers at Rye Patch Gold's Lincoln Hill gold-silver project in Nevada, 160 km northeast of Reno. Credit: Rye Patch Gold

Rye Patch touts Nevada’s Oreana Trend

VANCOUVER — A year ago explorer Rye Patch Gold (TSXV: RPM; US-OTC: RPMGF) scored a chunk of cash and a net smelter return royalty (NSR) thanks to  some savvy staking around Coeur Mining’s (TSX: CDM; NYSE: CDE) Rochester…


Miners drag down TSX, May 26-30

It was a tough week for the Toronto Stock Exchange. The S&P/TSX Composite Index dropped 103.94 points, or 0.71%, to end the trading week at 14,604.16, while the S&P/TSX Capped Diversified Metals & Mining Index fell 33.82 points, or…


An aerial view of KWG Resources' mining camp at the Big Daddy project, located in the McFaulds Lake area, in the Ring of Fire. Credit: KWG Resources

Editorial: Ring of Fire funding – A Wynne-win?

In a rare turn, mining has emerged as an issue in a provincial election campaign in Ontario: the ruling Liberal party is promising to unilaterally pump up to $1 billion into infrastructure development in the remote Ring of Fire chromite camp in…



A view of Rio Tinto's Simandou iron ore project in Guinea. Credit: Rio Tinto

Rio Tinto’s US$20B iron ore mine plan in Guinea

VANCOUVER — A decade after mega-miner Rio Tinto (NYSE: RIO; LSE: RIO; ASX: RIO) was awarded the world-class Simandou iron-ore concessions in Guinea, West Africa, it looks like the stage has been set for what would be the largest…


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