Good gold recoveries might improve economics at North Bullfrog
VANCOUVER – Metallurgical testwork is returning good results for Corvus Gold (KOR-T) as the company pushes towards production at its North Bullfrog project in Nevada.
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
Letter to the editor: Felderhof article ‘offensive’
The article, “Felderhof’s new life after Bre-X,” (T.N.M., Dec. 31/12) struck me as your publication having come full circle on the biggest fraud in the history of the mining business. In late 1996 and early 1997, The…
Metals, mining and money markets
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Trouble at Pueblo Viejo?
Just two weeks after the Pueblo Viejo gold mine in the Dominican Republic entered commercial production in mid-January, joint-venture partners Barrick Gold (ABX-T, ABX-N) and Goldcorp (G-T, GG-N) face a potential squeezeplay from the government.
Atacama is hopeful at Cerro Maricunga
Atacama Pacific Gold (ATM-V) has bright prospects for its Cerro Maricunga gold project in Chile following the release of a positive preliminary economic assessment (PEA), which was welcomed by analysts. The project is in Region III, 140 km by…
Province gets it right with Geoscience BC
VANCOUVER — A main thrust for the Association for Mineral Exploration British Columbia (AME BC) and its annual Mineral Exploration Roundup is continued support for public geoscience.
Roundup 2013: What’s next for BC?
VANCOUVER — To kick off a conference highlighting exploration and mining in B.C., the Yukon and Alaska, the first morning at Roundup 2013 was dedicated to an overview of all things geological in the three regions. And while the details…
Market news: U.S. Markets
U.S. equities posted a strong week, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average closing above the 14,000 mark for the first time since October 2007, up 0.82% to 1,4009.79, and the S&P 500 Index finishing above 15,000 points for the second time in…
Market news: TSX Venture Exchange
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index closed the period up slightly at 1,228.66 points for a 0.12% — or 1.42-point — gain. Markets rallied on stronger-than-expected U.S. job numbers and signs of improvement in the European Union.
Market news: Toronto Stock Exchange
The Toronto stock market ended the trading week lower, with the S&P/TSX Composite Index losing 48 points to close at 12,768.83.
Canadian Mining Hall of Fame welcomes four more
Four new inductees boasting outstanding achievements in the diverse fields of diamonds, gold, uranium and copper joined the Canadian Mining Hall of Fame in the twenty-fifth annual ceremony in Toronto on Jan. 10, 2013.
Editorial: Canada buys back a little Sudbury
In the same issue we chronicle the earliest days of Franco-Nevada, the first significant precious metals royalty firm in Canada, we also cover a news item that shows that the precious metals-streaming business has also reached the big leagues…