Articles by Northern Miner Staff

Commercial production halts at Francoeur gold mine. Source: Richmont Mines

Richmont delivers double whammy in Quebec

Richmont Mines (RIC-T, RIC-X) has found itself in a tough spot, with its shares sinking to a new 52-week low, after taking the Francoeur gold mine offline and scrapping its exploration efforts on the Wasamac gold property, both near…


TSX Venture loses ground, Nov. 26-30

VANCOUVER — The S&P TSX Venture Composite Index fell 38.1 points, or 3%, during the Nov. 26-30 trading sessions before closing the week at 1,220.90 points. Global economic news continues to be mixed, with ongoing negotiations over the…


TSX manages small gain, Nov. 26-30

Investors remained cautious about the outlook for negotiations to avoid the “fiscal cliff” in the United States, but a strong earnings season for Canadian banks helped lift the S&P/TSX Composite Index 26.12 points or 0.21% to…




Market news: TSX Venture Exchange

The TSX Venture Exchange made a modest gain of 12 points to 1,258.97 points for the period as global markets shrugged off their past selling ways and embraced a more positive outlook on the state of the world.


A trench at the Atygai prospect on Slater Mining's West Khazret gold project in Kazakhstan. Source: Slater Mining

Slater’s patience rewarded in Kazakhstan’s goldfields

Business partners Ian Slater and Robert Bell first set their sights on Kazakhstan mineral potential not long after the country declared independence from the Soviet Union in the early 1990s. Two decades later, their vision of developing a…


Auriga’s new vision for Puffy Lake

Auriga Gold (AIA-V) wants to bring the Puffy gold mine in northwestern Manitoba back to life — only this time, as a more modest and efficient operation.



Market news: U.S. Markets

U.S. stock markets were closed for the Thanksgiving holiday on Nov. 22, and many Americans marked the occasion with a shopping spree. According to the National Retail Federation, 89 million Americans shopped online and in stores on Black…



Equipment at Black Iron's Shymanivske iron ore project in the Ukraine, 330 km southeast of Kiev. Credit: Black Iron.

Black Iron takes on Ukrainian iron ore

Low operating costs and proximity to steel mills in Europe and the Middle East make Black Iron’s (BKI-T) Shymanivske iron ore project in the Ukraine a compelling proposition, despite fluctuations in the iron ore price, the Toronto-based…


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