Articles by Northern Miner Staff

Moroccan state-owned phosphate producer Office Chrifien des Phosphates' Merah-Lahrach washing plant near Khouribga, Morocco. Source: OCP

Western phosphate producers look east for growth

AGADIR, MOROCCO — Mosaic (NYSE: MOS) may be the largest producer of finished phosphate products in the world, with four phosphate-rock mines, three processing plants in Florida and a second plant in Louisiana, but permitting new mines or…


Workers washing a discovery outcrop at Goldstrike Resources' Plateau South gold project in the Yukon. Credit: Goldstrike Resources

Goldstrike hits gold in three zones at Plateau South

VANCOUVER — After just 10 weeks of exploration at the Plateau South project, it is starting to look like Goldstrike Resources (TSXV: GSR; US-OTC: APRAF) made a good choice when it dropped 23 other Yukon gold properties to focus on its…



TSX Venture Exchange, Sept. 16-20

The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index saw little movement during the trading sessions, dropping 4.6 points before closing out the week at 946.10. The Venture was affected after gold and crude oil futures struggled in early trading before…


Exeter's Caspiche gold-copper project in Chile's Maricunga gold belt. Source: Exeter Resource

Exeter downsizes Caspiche to cut costs

Exeter Resource (TSX: XRC) is considering building a smaller-scale operation at its Caspiche gold-copper project in Chile’s famed Maricunga gold belt to lower start-up costs compared to developing a super pit that was proposed in its…


B2Gold brings its operational prowess to Masbate

VANCOUVER — The Philippines may not top any list of mining-friendly jurisdictions, but that hasn’t deterred geographically diversified Canadian miner B2Gold (TSX: BTO; NYSE-MKT: BTG) at its recently acquired Masbate gold mine,…


New Dawn shuts Dalny mine in troubled Zimbabwe

Lower gold prices, operational problems and a two-year delay in approving its indigenization plan has resulted in a “serious liquidity problem” and the closure of its majority owned Dalny mine in Zimbabwe, New Dawn Mining (TSX: ND)…



Belo Sun’s permits in question

Permitting issues may be brewing around Belo Sun Mining’s (TSX: BSX; TSXV: BSX) flagship Volta Grande gold project in Brazil’s northern Para state, according to recent media reports.   



U.S. markets, Sept. 9-13

The Dow Jones Industrial Average posted its best gain since January, climbing 453.54 points, or 3.04%, to 15,376.06; and the S&P 500 Index reported its best gain in two months, rising 1.98%, or 32.82 points, to 1,687.99. The Nasdaq…



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