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Articles by Northern Miner Staff
Endeavour Silver mines new high-grade zone at El Cubo
VANCOUVER — Endeavour Silver (TSX: EDR; NYSE: EXK) has done it again.
Editorial: Diamonds a lodestar in Canadian mining firmament
While much of the global mining industry has been limping along under sagging commodities prices and looming oversupply, one of the brightest spots has been the Canadian diamond-mining industry, which has weathered its wild, rocky youth and…
Timmins Gold hits the right notes at San Francisco
VANCOUVER — Mexico-focused producer Timmins Gold (TSX: TMM; NYSE-MKT: TGD) is riding positive momentum to start 2014 as the company exceeds analyst expectations and sets production records at its San Francisco gold–silver…
TSX nears six-year high before Easter, April 14-17
The Toronto stock market had a strong run heading into the Easter holiday, with the S&P/TSX Composite Index gaining 24 points to 14,500.39, nearing a six-year high on the back of positive Chinese and U.S. economic data.
U.S. markets make up for previous losses, April 14-17
U.S. markets bounced back over the holiday shortened period after two straight periods of giving up ground. A modest surprise to the upside in China’s growth domestic product drove gains for the Dow Jones Industrial Average, which…
Venture quiet in run-up to Easter, April 14-17
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index was quiet during the four-day week before Easter. Two days of small gains overturned two days in the red, lifting the index 1 point to 998.77. Daily trading volumes averaged 66.8 million.
Metals Commentary: What’s behind molybdenum’s dramatic price response
Molybdenum prices in Europe have risen rapidly after the World Trade Organization (WTO) confirmed that the export duties and quotas imposed by China on molybdenum are incompatible with its WTO obligations. This report concludes a dispute…
Zazu, Teck ready Lik in Alaska for coming zinc boom
In April, CRU analyst Helen O’Cleary forecast that enormous deficits of zinc will emerge in 2017 and 2018.
Sandstorm axes its diversified metals and energy arm
VANCOUVER — Sandstorm Gold (TSX: SSL, NYSE-MKT: SAND) president and CEO Nolan Watson says the calls from shareholders requesting he “clean up” sister company Sandstorm Metals & Energy (TSXV: SND, US-OTC: STTYF) have…
Suppliers news: Joy Global, SRK, GE, Sandvik
Joy Global snaps up Sudbury firm
Argonaut dips despite good Q1 production results
Toronto-based Argonaut Gold (TSX: AR; US-OTC: ARNGF) reported slightly higher first-quarter production from its two gold–silver mines in northern Mexico, but that wasn’t enough to pick up the junior’s recently declining stock,…