Copper Mountain: reasons for optimism
Copper Mountain Mining (CUM –T) missed its production guidance, but the market looks to have been unfazed by the news.
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
GFMS sees higher gold prices in 2013
Gold market consulting firm Thomson Reuters GFMS is calling for renewed strength in the bull market for gold in the year ahead. The prediction came as GFMS unveiled the second update to its Gold Survey 2012 at a presentation in mid-January in…
Market news: U.S. Markets
The S&P 500 finished the week at 1,502.96 — the first time since Dec. 10, 2007 that the benchmark index closed above 1,500 points. For the week, the S&P climbed 1.1%, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average advanced 1.8% to finish…
Market news: TSX Venture Exchange
The Jan. 21-25 trading week was a quiet one for the S&P TSX Venture Composite Index. A few days of small gains were negated by two days of losses, leaving the index down 8.08 points to end the week at 1,227.24. Trading volumes were slightly…
Market news: Toronto Stock Exchange
The TSX Composite Index continued its recent climb gaining 68 points for the period. The positive run is tied to strong corporate earnings south of the border, recovering economic growth figures from China and a further kicking down the road of…
Eco Oro’s Angostura largely unaffected by new park limits
Eco Oro Minerals (EOM-T) has moved one step closer in advancing the Angostura gold-silver project in northeastern Colombia, as it has noted the deposit sits largely outside of recently approved regional park boundaries. The news caused its…
Eritrean gov’t engaged in forced labour, NGO says
Strong, preventive measures against hiring forced labour are essential for mining companies with projects in Eritrea, a report from Human Rights Watch (HRW) says.
Canada’s anti-bribery laws: It may not be enough to say you didn’t know . . .
Over the past few years, mining companies have become increasingly aware of the potential civil and criminal liability arising from the payment of bribes to foreign government officials.
Pan American to produce more silver, gold in 2013
Pan American Silver (PAA-T, PAAS-Q) had a strong year in 2012, helped by record silver and gold output in the fourth quarter, and it’s forecasting 2013 will be another “record setting-production year.”
Roundup 2013: HDI’s Thiessen sees ‘mining renaissance’
The Association for Mineral Exploration British Columbia (AME BC) kicked off its Mineral Exploration Roundup 2013 on Jan. 27 with a flurry of activity here in Vancouver. Billed as the world’s premier technical mineral exploration…
Eritrean trials and tribulations for Nevsun
Doing business in East Africa may come with its challenges, but Nevsun Resources (NSU-T) has a robust outlook for its Bisha mine in Eritrea despite dealing with matters that miners closer to home would never encounter.
Golden Predator rebrands, shifts focus to royalties
Golden Predator’s (GPD-T) decision in late January to transition to a royalty-only mining company and build on its existing base of 34 projects pushed the junior’s shares up 16.7% to 38.5¢ on 2.7 million shares traded.