Articles by Northern Miner Staff

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…


Drillers at the Imwauna gold target at PNG Gold's Normanby gold project in Papua New Guinea. Source: PNG Gold

PNG Gold hits high grade

VANCOUVER — Every time drills probe the main Imwauna vein system at PNG Gold’s (TSXV: PGK; US-OTC: ISRJF) Normanby project in Papua New Guinea, they return high-grade gold from a steeply dipping structure that is narrow but easy to…


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,…



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.   




A drill rig at the Pebble copper-gold project in Alaska. Source: Northern Dynasty Minerals

Anglo American kicks aside Pebble

VANCOUVER — The massive and controversial Pebble copper-gold project in Alaska is solely owned again by junior Northern Dynasty Minerals (TSX: NDM; NYSE-MKT: NAK), now that its joint-venture partner Anglo American (LSE: AAL; US-OTC:…


Editorial: QE-related price distortions

In a presentation at the Toronto Resource Investment Conference on Sept. 12, David Franklin of Sprott Asset Management said that after a tough first half “we have turned the corner,” and investors can take advantage of price…


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…


The view from Pilot Gold's new Karaayi property, looking east towards the TV Tower gold project in northwest Turkey. Source: Pilot Gold

Pilot Gold sees district-scale potential in Turkey, Nevada

VANCOUVER — Pilot Gold’s (TSX: PLG; US-OTC: PLGTF) large TV Tower property in Turkey has returned a stream of promising drill results over the past few months, including well-mineralized intercepts from the project’s silver…



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