After Endeavour’s Q2, analysts cut price targets
Endeavour Silver (TSX: EDR; NYSE: EXK) had a tough second quarter, with adjusted earnings plunging below analysts’ expectations due to lower gold and silver prices.
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
Investment commentary: Searching for value amidst a wave of writedowns, pt. 1
There is little arguing that it has been a rough year for investors in gold mining stocks. But just how bad it has been may come as a surprise: not since the financial crisis of 2008 have investors seen so much of their wealth demolished in…
Paramount finds more gold at Sleeper
The old Sleeper Pit has been hiding more gold than Paramount Gold and Silver (TSX: PZG; NYSE-MKT: PZG) realized.
OceanaGold’s Didipio mine starts strong
Commercial production began in April at OceanaGold’s (TSX: OGC) Didipio mine in the Philippines, and in the second quarter the mine churned out 13,676 oz. gold and 5,710 tonnes copper. For the first six months of the year Didipio’s…
Sandstorm to acquire Premier Royalty
Nolan Watson — the dynamo who co-founded Sandstorm Gold (TSX: SSL; NYSE: SAND) in the depths of the financial crisis in 2008 after serving as one of the first two employees at Silver Wheaton (TSX: SLW; NYSE-MKT: SAND) and as its chief…
Editorial: Yukon – The downturn up here
WHITEHORSE, YUKON — After several scorching hot years of exploration, the Yukon has cooled off.
Letter to the editor: OTC Markets Group helps investors, regulators discern treasure from ‘trash’
I am writing in response to last week’s editorial, “Thoughts for your penny stock,” to correct some errors and misconceptions.
Making sense of copper’s perplexing price movements
In early August the price for copper hit US$3.04 per lb. and seemed to be heading into a tailspin. But after several days, the price stabilized and reached a US$3.32 high before closing at US$3.31 per lb. What is going on?
Sierra Metals keeps faith in exploration
There are two ways to look at the current rough conditions in the mining equity markets: investors can believe in the “sky is falling” scenario and stay clear for an indeterminate period of time, or they can see present conditions…
McEwen Mining’s record Q2, new optimism on Argentina
Even with an after-tax, non-cash impairment charge of US$123.6 million related to the decline in metal prices and potential costs associated with a 1% tax on economically viable mineral reserves in Argentina’s Santa Cruz province, McEwen…
Primero impresses at San Dimas
VANCOUVER — Just over a year ago Primero Mining (TSX: P; NYSE: PPP) president and CEO Joseph Conway confidently outlined a newly minted optimization plan at the company’s San Dimas underground silver-gold mine along the…
First Majestic shares pop on second-quarter financials
VANCOUVER — Despite a steep drop in net income over the past three months, silver producer First Majestic Silver (TSX: FR; NYSE: AG) continues to impress investors. The company’s stock jumped 9.3%, or $1.26 per share, following news…