Baomahun closer to reality for Amara
Amara Mining’s (TSX: AMZ; LSE: AMA) Baomahun project in Sierra Leone has moved one step closer to realization.
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
Iamgold completes maiden resource for Boto
The geological setting of Iamgold’s (TSX: IMG; NYSE: IAG) Boto gold project in eastern Senegal along the West African nation’s border with Mali is underlain by Birimian-aged meta-sedimentary, volcanic and intrusive rocks that the…
Newmont Mining swings to a loss
A combination of lower gold and copper prices along with stockpiles and ore on leach pads contributed to a net loss attributable to shareholders of US$2 billion or US$4.06 per share, compared to a net profit of US$279 million, or US$0.56 per…
Rapier Gold identifies VMS target at Pen Gold
Since listing on the TSX Venture Exchange in March, Rapier Gold (TSXV: RPR) has completed thirteen drill holes on its Pen gold project and believes it has identified a volcanogenic massive sulphide (VMS) exploration target on the property about…
Metals, mining and money markets
Spot pricesCourtesy of ScotiabankTuesday, July 23, 2013 Precious MetalsPrice…
Editorial: Prosperity’s temerity
I visited Taseko Mines’ Gibraltar mine north of Williams Lake, B.C., in 2008. The company bought the shuttered operation in 1998 and restarted it in 2004. Four expansions later, Gibraltar now employs 700 people, churns out 90 million lb….
Sabina keeps finding high-grade gold at Back River
Sabina Gold & Silver (TSX: SBB) is pulling strong grades from its Back River gold-silver project in Nunavut. The latest results come from the Umwelt and Llama deposits, two of the project’s four main deposits.
TSX Venture Exchange, July 15-19
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index capped off a month-long rally with big gains during the trading period, jumping 2.5%, or 21.97 points, en route to a seven-week high of 920.39 points to end the week. Gains were underpinned by surging…
Toronto Stock Exchange, July 15-19
The S&P/TSX Composite Index shrugged off any talk of summer doldrums with a 170-point gain to finish the period at 12,685.13 points. The gains in Toronto came as the oil price hit a 15-month high and the Canadian dollar fell. With new data…
U.S. markets, July 15-19
It was a news-filled week in the U.S., with Detroit filing the largest municipal bankruptcy in the country’s history, better-than-expected second quarter corporate earnings and reassuring comments from Federal Reserve Chairman Ben…
Equity-royalty deal lands True Gold a cool $23.5M
VANCOUVER — Money may be tight right now, but True Gold Mining (TSXV: TGM) is demonstrating that there is funding available for companies with advanced projects that are willing to be a bit creative.
Fortune closes in on final permits at NICO
VANCOUVER — It has been a promising six months for Fortune Minerals (TSX: FT; US-OTC: FTMDF) and its advanced-stage NICO gold-cobalt-bismuth project, 160 km northwest of Yellowknife, N.W.T. The London, Ont.-based company began the year…