Articles by Northern Miner Staff



Agnico-Eagle Mines CEO Sean Boyd.

Agnico’s steady hand in choppy waters

The downturn in the gold market may be making investors anxious, but the head of one of Canada’s most prominent gold miners, Agnico-Eagle Mines (AEM-T, AEM-N), is staying as cool as a spring breeze in Nunavut.


Old files at the past-producing Horne polymetallic mine. Source: Falco Pacific Resource Group

Falco finds gold in Horne’s old data

Falco Pacific Resource Group (FPC-V) secured the jewel of Canada’s mining history just as markets tightened. But rather than let the conditions get it down, the company wound up proving that necessity is indeed the mother of invention…


Capstone buys BHP’s Pinto Valley

VANCOUVER — Most of the world’s mining majors are selling non-core assets so that they can optimize key operations, shore up earnings and cut back capital outlays. The shift follows a few years of overspending spurred by commodity…


Passport Potash CEO Joshua Bleak (centre) with colleagues at Holbrook. Photo by John Cumming.

Passport sees potash aplenty in Arizona

Is it possible to build a potash mine right beside Arizona’s treasured Petrified Forest National Park? Vancouver-based Passport Potash (PPI-V) believes so, and has in hand a new preliminary economic assessment that’s giving it the…



‘It pays to be prudent,’ miners say

Endeavour Silver Corp. (EDR-T, EXK-N) and Osisko Mining (OSK-T) became the latest companies to unveil cost-cutting measures this week—and both on the same day—as volatile markets and precious metal prices continue to bite into the…


Commentary: Legal warning signals from the HD Mining case

The HD Mining case, which is currently before the Federal Court of Canada, has a high media profile these days. It’s a story that weaves together two hot button legal issues for the labour movement: immigration and occupational health and…


A bucket wheel excavator at BHP's Spence open pit mine in northern Chile. Source: BHP Billiton

Capstone buys Pinto Valley mine from BHP

VANCOUVER – Most of the world’s mining majors are selling non-core assets to focus on optimizing key operations, shoring up earnings, and cutting back capital outlays. The shift follows a few years of overspending spurred by commodity…


TSX Venture gains ground,
Apr. 22-26

VANCOUVER — The S&P TSX Venture Composite Index showed signs of recovery following a tough month during the Apr. 22-26 trading period, with a 2.8%, or 26.15 point, jump leading to a 965.22 point weekly close. Rising commodity prices…



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