Atico makes the grade in Colombia
Atico Mining (ATY-V) gathered market momentum the good old fashion way: by releasing some stellar drill results.
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
Eritrean trials and tribulations for Nevsun
Doing business in East Africa comes 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.
Cliffs to take major hit in Q4
Two years ago when Cliffs Natural Resources (CLF-N) acquired Consolidated Thompson Iron Mines for US$4.97 billion, many critics argued the Cleveland-based company had overpaid.
Iamgold falls 15% on higher expected costs
Iamgold (IMG-T, IAG-N) shares crumbled as the gold producer estimated higher operating costs for 2013, causing analysts to cut their targets.
Endeavour Mining rises on West African promise and production
Strong production results and a promising preliminary economic assessment had Endeavour Mining (EDV-T) shareholders feeling the love.
Metals, mining and money markets
Spot pricesCourtesy of ScotiabankTuesday, January 22, 2013Precious MetalsPrice…
Market news: U.S. Markets
The S&P 500 Index touched a five-year high on the back of stronger housing and jobs numbers. Housing starts in December rose 12.1% — the biggest advance since June 2008 — while applications for unemployment benefits dropped to…
Market news: TSX Venture Exchange
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index took a breather this week after posting two consecutive periods of gains to start 2013, dropping 4.93 points, or 0.4%, en route to a 1,235.32-point close on Jan. 18.
Market news: Toronto Stock Exchange
The S&P/TSX Composite Index was up 98 points to 12,725.09 points for the period.
Fipke takes legal action to stop Ekati sale
Chuck Fipke, a minority shareholder in the Ekati joint venture, is trying to block BHP Billiton (BHP-N, BLT-L) from selling its majority interest in the Ekati diamond mine to Harry Winston Diamond (HW-T, HWD-N) for US$500 million.
Gold Reach: Lotsa gold and copper at Ootsa
Drilling continues to return long, mineralized intercepts from the West Seel zone at Gold Reach Resources’ (GRV-V) Ootsa property in northwest B.C.
Northern Freegold homes in on Nucleus
A new resource estimate outlining a higher-grade starter zone has put the Freegold Mountain project in prime position, as owner Northern Freegold Resources (NFR-V) finalizes the project’s first economic assessment.