Articles by Northern Miner Staff


PotashCorp cuts workforce by 18%

Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan (TSX: POT; NYSE: POT) is reducing its workforce by 18% amid soft crop-nutrient demand from developing markets.


Flotation recovery cells processing material from Trevali Mining's Santander zinc mine. Credit: Trevali Mining

Trevali poised to benefit from zinc’s revival

VANCOUVER — In a market where raising even a few million dollars is tough, Trevali Mining (TSX: TV; US-OTC: TREVF) is busy filling a $46-million bought-deal financing, adding to a balance sheet that in the last 14 months already saw $16…



U.S. markets rise slightly, Nov. 25-29

The Dow Jones Industrial Average and the S&P 500 marked their eighth straight week of gains with the Dow climbing 21.64 points or 0.14% to 16,086.41 and the S&P 500 up 1.05 points or 0.10% to 1,805.81. The eight-week streak for the…



A worker places drill core in a container at Dalradian's Curraghinalt project in Northern Ireland. Credit: Dalradian Resources

Dalradian nails key permit at Curraghinalt

A permit application for underground exploration development at Dalradian Resources’ (TSX: DNA) high-grade Curraghinalt gold project in Northern Ireland has been approved.


Timmins Gold's open pit San Francisco gold operation 150 km north of Hermosillo, Mexico. Credit: Timmins Gold

Timmins Gold revamps mine plan at San Francisco

VANCOUVER — The future came into focus for Timmins Gold (TSX: TMM; NYSE-MKT: TGD) in early November, when the company released an updated reserve estimate and mine plan for its wholly owned San Francisco gold operation, 150 km north of…


Trucks in the pit at Copper Mountain Mining's namesake copper-gold mine near Princeton, B.C. Credit: Copper Mountain Mining

Copper Mountain sinks on $30M equity raise

Copper Mountain Mining (TSX: CUM) shares have been sliding since the company’s surprise move to raise $30.1 million in a bought deal to fund a secondary crusher and increase throughput at its eponymous copper–gold mine near…


Azincourt president and CEO Ted O'Connor examines historical drill core at the Patterson Lake North project in Saskatchewan. Credit: Azincourt  Uranium

Azincourt CEO talks Peruvian uranium acquisitions

VANCOUVER — Though junior Azincourt Uranium (TSXV: AAZ; US-OTC: AZURF) is a relatively new arrival to the exploration game — the company completed its listing prospectus in April 2012 — it has made waves by locking down a…


Australian billionaire Andrew Forrest owns 31.7% of Poseidon Nickel.

Poseidon hopes to restart Mt. Windarra in 2014

Australian billionaire Andrew Forrest stepped down in September as non-executive chairman of Poseidon Nickel (ASX: POS) to focus on his philanthropic endeavours, but his resignation didn’t signal any underlying loss of confidence in…


Banro drives towards more production in the DRC

Banro’s (TSX: BAA; NYSE-MKT: BAA) third-quarter results show that the company — with expanding gold operations in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo — is tracking in the right direction.


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