Articles by Northern Miner Staff


Capstone Mining's Minto copper-gold-silver mine in the central Yukon. Tailings are being deposited in the main pit and mining has moved to the Area 2 pit and the new underground operation. Photo by Gwen Preston.

Capstone’s Minto keeps on growing

MINTO LANDING, YUKON — When the Minto mine started up in 2007 it was an open-pit copper-gold-silver operation with a projected four-year mine life and a 1,600-tonne-per-day throughput. But Sherwood Copper knew the potential at Minto was…


The camp at Brixton Metals' Thorn polymetallic project in northwest British Columbia. Source: Brixton Metals

Brixton poised to solve geological puzzle at Thorn

ATLIN, B.C. — It’s been a tough time for juniors trying to fund grassroots exploration, but it helps when high-profile investors take notice and decide to support a project. And that’s been the case for…


Project geologist Joe Currie and Kaminak Gold president and CEO Eira Thomas stand beside a Supremo zone trench at the Coffee gold project in western Yukon, 130 km south of Dawson City. Photo by Gwen Preston.

Kaminak’s Coffee takes shape

DAWSON CITY, YUKON — Three years ago, the first hole drilled into Kaminak Gold’s (TSXV: KAM; US-OTC: KMKGF) Coffee project returned 17.1 grams gold per tonne over 15 metres. Two months later a slew of solid drill results had defined…


Commentary: The bear is losing its bite

We are only just entering the fourth quarter, though for anyone involved in the mining industry it has been a very long year already, as is reflected in the results of the Mining Recruitment Group’s Executive Q4 2013 Survey. This latest…



Orezone issues paper for cash

Orezone Gold (TSX: ORE) has more money for its company coffers as it managed to raise another $5 million by issuing more equity.




Construction of the Merrill-Crowe plant near Allied Nevada's Hycroft gold-silver mine. Source: Allied Nevada

Allied Nevada gets back on track

After a rough second quarter slashed its stock price, Allied Nevada Gold (TSX: ANV; NYSE-MKT: ANV) could make the year’s biggest comeback.


Randgold's Kibali open pit gold mine in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Source: Randgold Resources

Randgold’s Bristow defies Kibali ‘skeptics’

Those who questioned the wisdom of building the Kibali gold mine in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) were mistaken, Randgold Resources’ (LSE: RRS; US-OTC: GOLD) CEO Mark Bristow declared at a media briefing in Kinshasa in…


Northern Vertex Mining CEO Dick Whittington at the Moss gold-silver mine in northwestern Arizona. Credit: Northern Vertex Mining

Northern Vertex mines Moss

BULLHEAD CITY, ARIZONA — Sometimes an old project just needs a new perspective. For the Moss gold-silver mine project in northwestern Arizona, that new perspective arrived two and a half years ago when Northern Vertex Mining (TSXV: NEE)…


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