Alamos gets busy after losing out on Aurizon
Alamos Gold (AGI-T, AGI-N) isn’t letting its failed Aurizon Mines (ARZ-T, AZK-N) bid get it down.
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
Aldridge de-risks Yenipazar in Turkey
A nation at the crossroads of Europe and Asia measuring about 800 by 1,600 km is punching above its weight as an emerging mining jurisdiction, with operating mines owned by Inmet Mining (IMN-T), Eldorado Gold (ELD-T, EGO-N) and Alacer Gold…
Transition Metals to acquire HTX Minerals
Geologist Scott McLean and geophysicist Keven Stevens set-up privately held HTX Minerals in late 2007 and started raising capital for the start-up exploration company in January 2008.
Agnico-Eagle stoic as gold price tumbles
This year’s first quarter brought challenges beyond a falling gold price for Agnico-Eagle Mines (AEM-T, AEM-N), but it’s nothing that a company with a 55-year history can’t weather.
Homestake tallies resource, passes project to Agnico
VANCOUVER — Homestake Resource (HSR-V) is turning the page on nine years of exploration at its Homestake Ridge gold-silver property on the Iskut-Stewart-Kitsault belt, 32 km northwest of Alice Arm, B.C. A final resource update on April 25…
Rio Alto squeezes more out of La Arena
On the back of its La Arena gold operation in Peru, Rio Alto Mining’s (RIO-T, RIO-N) is becoming a miner to be reckoned with.
Riverside, Hochschild forge alliance
VANCOUVER — Vancouver-based project-generator Riverside Resources (RRI-V) is adding to its partnerships in Mexico with a $2.5-million alliance with London-based precious-metal producer Hochschild Mining (HOC-L).
U.S. markets, April 22 – 26
Investors took comfort in the fact that unemployment claims in the U.S. fell more than expected, which helped bolster all three big indexes south of the border. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 165 points to 14,712.55, the S&P 500…
TSX Venture Exchange, April 22 – 26
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index showed signs of recovery after a tough month, with a 2.8% — or 26.15-point jump — leading to a 965.22-point weekly close. Rising commodity prices and a stronger Canadian dollar contributed to…
Toronto Stock Exchange, April 22 – 26
The S&P/TSX Composite Index held onto its earlier gains during the trading week, edging up 155 points to 12,220.20. The index fell after the U.S. government reported slower growth in the country’s gross domestic product on April 26,…
Letter to the editor: Gold stocks ‘precipitously cheap’
I read with interest Peter Besler’s article on making money on junior resource stocks (T.N.M., March 25–31/13). But I do not think his methodology applies at the present time.
DRC bans export of cobalt and copper concentrate
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is grabbing headlines again in a way that many investors would prefer that it didn’t.