Articles by Northern Miner Staff

An aerial view of Tahoe Resources' Escobal silver project in southeastern Guatemala. Credit: Tahoe Resources

Tahoe’s CSR strategy in Guatemala

VANCOUVER — Tahoe Resources (TSX: THO; NYSE: TAHO) is a bit of a trailblazer when it comes to community relations and corporate social responsibility (CSR) around its Escobal underground silver mine in the municipality of San Rafael Las…



Editorial: Curtain closes on New Prosperity

The firm denial by the federal government on environmental grounds of Taseko Mines’ proposed New Prosperity open-pit gold–copper mine near Williams Lake, B.C., wasn’t a surprise to many in the market, as evidenced by most…


TSX slips, Feb. 24-28

The S&P/TSX Composite Index dipped nearly 4 points to 14,209.59 during the trading week. Both the gold and diversified miners edged down. The S&P/TSX Capped Diversified Metals & Mining Index dropped 2.28 points to 835.14, while the…



Sabina Gold & Silver's exploration camp on the Goose property, part of the company's Back River gold project in southwestern Nunavut. Credit: Sabina Gold & Silver

Sabina boosts Back River resource

VANCOUVER — With an 83,000-metre drill program completed last year, Sabina Gold & Silver (TSX: SBB) has grown and upgraded the resource at its Back River gold project in Nunavut a few months before a feasibility study gets underway.




US markets continue to roll, Feb. 24-28

The U.S. equity market keeps defying experts’ warning of a correction, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average up 219 points to 16,321.71, the S&P 500 up 23 points to 1,859.45 and the Nasdaq up 35 points to 4,308.12 for the period.


TSX Venture holds steady, Feb. 24-28

After ascending for almost three weeks, the S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index treaded water over the trading period, ending the week up 3.71 points at 1,025.37. Trading activity remained strong, with an average of 77.9 million shares trading…


Coalspur Mines' Vista coal project near Hinton, Alberta. Credit: Coalspur Mines

Regulator approves Coalspur’s Vista

VANCOUVER — It looks like financing will be the last hurdle for Coalspur Mines (TSX: CPT, US-OTC: CSPZF) at its Vista thermal coal project, 10 km east of the town of Hinton, Alta. On Feb. 27 the Alberta Energy Regulator (AER) approved…



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