Paladin: No threat in Malawi
Paladin Energy (PDN-T) had to set the record straight.
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
Colombian violence hurts Continental despite high grades
VANCOUVER — Drills at Continental Gold’s (CNL-T) Buritica project in Colombia keep hitting new areas of high-grade gold and silver, but a resurgence of violence in the country following the end of a two-month FARC ceasefire is…
Beefing up Canada’s anti-corruption legislation
On Feb. 5, 2013, broad amendments to the Corruption of Foreign Public Officials Act (CFPOA) were tabled in the Canadian Senate through Bill S-14, which will effectively bring Canada’s anti-corruption regime more closely in-line with the…
Editorial: Writedowns and the damage done
Another week, and we present yet another issue filled with talk of writedowns, dividend cuts and CEO exits among the majors. It’s been the theme of much of the producers’ side of the industry these past few months.
PMI, Keegan scrap merger, for now
VANCOUVER — Keegan Resources (KGN-T, KGN-X) and PMI Gold (PMV-T) have terminated a plan to merge after it became clear PMI shareholders were not going to approve the deal.
Coeur outbids First Majestic for Orko
Coeur d’Alene Mines (CDM-T, CDE-N) has trumped First Majestic Silver (FR-T, AG-N) in a contest to acquire Orko Silver (OK-V) for its coveted La Preciosa project, ranked as one of the world’s largest undeveloped silver deposits.
Tasiast purchase weighs down Kinross
Kinross Gold (K-T, KGC-N) will have to take the bad with the good.
Dividend cut and losses hurt Cliffs
Investors beat up Cliffs Natural Resources (CLF-N) after it cut its dividend and reported a quarterly loss.
Sona gets Chinese help for Blackdome-Elizabeth in BC
Executive chairman Nick Ferris of Sona Resources (SYS-V) had been trying to source financing for some time to advance the junior’s Blackdome-Elizabeth gold project in the Clinton and Lillooet mining districts of B.C., 220 km north of…
TSX lower as write-downs hurt gold miners
The TSX Composite Index was off 103 points to 12,686.63 for the Feb. 11-15 period as market activity unfolded in anticipation of a G20 meeting set on addressing the emerging theme of currency wars — where one country lowers the value of…
[Update] Inmet boosts copper reserves as First Quantum bid looms
VANCOUVER — As its future hangs in the balance, Canadian base metals producer Inmet Mining (IMN-T) continued to increase its value via a global resource update on Feb. 11, which was highlighted by a 22% jump in proven and probable copper…
Japan, Russia breathe new life into uranium
VANCOUVER – After a rough couple of years, uranium seems primed for a comeback.