Golden results for Cayden in first El Barqueno drilling
VANCOUVER – Cayden Resources (TSXV: CYD) is wrapping up its first drill program at the El Barqueno project in Mexico and 24 of the first 25 holes hit gold.
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
Impact’s drills unearth more high-grade in Zacualpan
VANCOUVER — For emerging producer Impact Silver (TSXV: IPT) short-term exploration success remains an integral ingredient in its business strategy. The company currently operates the 500-tonnes-per-day Guadalupe production centre in…
True Gold takes another step at Karma
True Gold Mining(TSXV: TGM) is closer to making its Karma project in Burkina Faso into a mine.
Metals, mining and money markets
Spot pricesCourtesy of ScotiabankTuesday, January 7, 2014Precious MetalsPrice…
Guest editorial: A heap of trouble for the junior sector
A pillar of the Toronto mining community, Ed Thompson kicked off the new year by resigning from his many directorships in junior mining companies. As he tells The Northern Miner, part of the reason for doing so all at once was that he was…
Kirkland Lake Gold launches strategic review
Kirkland Lake Gold (TSX: KGI; US-OTC: KGI) kicked off 2014 with news that it is exploring alternatives to “enhance shareholder value that include a potential sale of the company’s shares or assets” and has set up a special…
TSX Venture Exchange, Dec. 27-Jan. 3
The S&P TSX Venture Composite Index continued its rally to start the new year, with a late-December run fueling a 2.8% or 25.7 point gain during the Dec. 27-Jan. 3 trading sessions en route to a 944.71 point close. Gains were driven by…
Toronto Stock Exchange, Dec. 27-Jan. 3
An extreme cold weather front that kept most Canadians indoors over the holiday period also sent a chill through equity markets. The S&P/TSX Composite Index fell 0.2% on the first day of trading in 2014, finishing the week down a total of…
U.S. markets, Dec. 27-Jan. 3
U.S. equities slipped during the holiday-shortened trading week, but ended 2013 on a positive note.
Defiance drops mill option to advance San Acacio
With a dwindling cash reserve, Defiance Silver (TSXV: DEF; US-OTC: DNCVF) had to choose between optioning into a mine or a mill, and swiftly chose the former last December.
Book excerpt: The life and times of Duncan Derry
The following is an excerpt from the newly published biography “Mining exploration – the life and times of Duncan R. Derry” by his son Douglas L. Derry. Over a half century, Duncan Derry travelled extensively internationally working as an…
Fission ends 2013 with a bang
Since April 2013, Fission Uranium (TSXV: FCU; US-0TC: FCUUF) has released assay results from its Patterson Lake South discovery a total of 23 times—including in its most recent press release on the second last day of 2013.