Articles by Northern Miner Staff

A portal at SilverCrest Mines' Santa Elena silver-gold mine, located 150 km northeast of Hermosillo in Mexico's Sonora state. Source: SilverCrest Mines

SilverCrest lifts its production forecast

SilverCrest Mines (TSXV: SVL; NYSE-MKT: SVLC) has revised upwards its full-year 2013 silver guidance after producing more silver than planned in the second quarter from its flagship Santa Elena silver-gold mine in Sonora, Mexico.


Rail cars are loaded at New Millennium's DSO project in Quebec. Source: New Millennium Iron

New Millennium Iron shares rally

Shares of New Millennium Iron (TSX: NML) jumped 6.17%, 14.08% and 12.70% in the three days following the Aug. 14 announcement  that the junior’s joint-venture company with Tata Steel known as Tata Steel Minerals Canada, had…



BHP to invest additional US$2.6 billion in Jansen

Speculation that BHP Billiton (NYSE: BHP) might defer a decision on whether to proceed with the massive Jansen project in Saskatchewan after the recent collapse of one of two global potash cartels, came to an end today, with the Australian…


Minera IRL's Don Nicolas gold project in southern Argentina. Source: Minera IRL

Minera IRL raises US$80M for Don Nicolas mine construction

Minera IRL (TSX: IRL; LSE-AIM: MIRL) has struck a US$80-million debt and equity deal with private Argentine business interests that will allow the Lima-based gold miner to go ahead with mine construction at its advanced Don Nicolas gold project…





Charles F. Barber

US National Mining Hall of Fame’s five new inductees

The National Mining Hall of Fame (NMHF) in the U.S. has announced five new inductees representing a cross section of the U.S. mining industry, coming from the domestic and worldwide metal production, education and health and safety…



Editorial: Thoughts for your penny stock

“Pink Sheets” aren’t nearly as much fun as they sound, at least in the world of penny stock investing. Mid-August saw the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police team up to make seven arrests in New…


TSX Venture Exchange, Aug. 6-9

The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index continued to lose ground during the period, dropping roughly 3.47 points en route to close at 920.09. The Venture struggled mid-week over growing concerns over the expiry date of the U.S. Federal…


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