Articles by Northern Miner Staff


The field camp at Belo Sun Mining's Volta Grande gold project in Brazil. Credit: Belo Sun Mining

Sun Valley Gold loads up on shares of Belo Sun Mining

Privately held hedge fund Sun Valley Gold has added to its shareholding in Belo Sun Mining (TSX: BSX) with the purchase of 7 million shares at 19¢, bringing its total stake to 12.4% in the Brazil-focused gold explorer.



Aura welcomes Agnico as partner in Nunavut

Shares in little known junior explorer Aura Silver Resources (TSXV: AUU; US-OTC: AUSVF) have been on the rise since Agnico Eagle Mines (TSX:AEM; NYSE:AEM) agreed to option into its 100%-owned Greyhound gold-silver project in Nunavut.


Venture slides, June 23-27

The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index ended the week down 3.4 points at 1,022.97. But the close kept the index within the higher range it has enjoyed since February, when it reattained the 1,000-point mark after trading below this level for…




Dundee dives into Canadian diamonds

Canadian diamonds are coming back into fashion, and analysts at Dundee Capital Markets have noticed, initiating coverage of two diamond developers in Canada and three advanced explorers.


Rubicon Minerals' Phoenix gold project in northwestern Ontario. Credit: Rubicon Minerals

Rubicon keeps Phoenix on course

Thanks to two financing deals that came through early this year, developer Rubicon Minerals (TSX: RMX; NYSE-MKT: RBY) now says  mine construction is half complete at its Phoenix gold project in Ontario’s Red Lake camp, and the…


June proves to be a golden month

The remarkable move upwards of gold prices in mid-June has gold investors catching their collective breath and walking with a little more spring in their step, as June draws to an end and gold prices firm up well north of US$1,300 per oz.


Hudbay Minerals Rosemont copper project in Arizona. Credit: Hudbay Minerals

Augusta says yes to sweetened Hudbay takeover

VANCOUVER — After a drawn-out takeover battle that tested proposed new regulations on the tenure of shareholder rights plans in B.C., Augusta Resource (TSX: AZC; NYSE-MKT: AZC) has agreed to a sweetened takeover bid from Hudbay Minerals…


U.S. equities surge, June 16-20

The U.S. Federal Reserve’s latest suggestion that it would keep interest rates low seemed to outweigh concerns about the renewed turmoil in Iraq, sending the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the S&P 500 Index to record highs. The…


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