Articles by Northern Miner Staff

An aerial shot of AuRico's El Chanate mine in Sonora, Mexico. Source: AuRico Gold

El Chanate write-down surprises AuRico shareholders

Despite a $127 million write-down of the El Chanate mine in Sonora, Mexico, Canaccord Genuity analyst Rahul Paul says he isn’t changing his investment thesis on AuRico Gold (AUQ-T, AUQ-N) and is maintaining his US$11 price target on the stock….


Newstrike outlines maiden resource at Ana Paula

VANCOUVER — It has been a wild ride for Vancouver-based explorer Newstrike Capital (NES-V) at its flagship Ana Paula gold-silver project along the emerging gold belt in Guerrero State, Mexico. After acquiring the project roughly three…



Patterson Lake discovery triggers junior uranium frenzy

VANCOUVER — Nothing draws Canadian explorers quite like an emerging mineral discovery that looks to have district-scale potential, and that is proving to be the case with Fission Energy (FIS-V) and Alpha Minerals (AMW-V) Patterson Lake…


Barno's Twangiza project in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Source: Banro

Banro eyes US$100M financing to get back on track

Banro (BAA-T, BAA-X) intends to secure a larger financing package of up to US$100 million to get its delayed Namoya gold project in the Maniema province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) into production by year end.   




Workers oversee development at the Baomahun project in Sierra Leone. Source: Amara Mining

Amara delivers on promise

In an interview in Toronto with The Northern Miner last year, Amara Mining (AMZ-T, AMA-L) chief executive Peter Spivey predicted the company would release an updated resource estimate defining a large mineralized sulphide deposit underlying…


U.S. Markets, March 18-22

U.S. markets were recovering at press time after a sluggish period. Troubled Cyprus alarmed investors, with the week ending on fears that contagion would ensue if the country wasn’t bailed out by the European Union.




Toronto Stock Exchange, March 18-22

Toronto’s resource-heavy index retreated during the week, with concerns running rampant over Cyprus’ financial state. The S&P/TSX Composite Index fell 0.6%, or 73 points, to 12,757.35, as the Cypriot government struggled to…


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