Articles by Northern Miner Staff

Workers at Inmet Mining's Cobre Panama copper project in Panama. Source: Inmet Mining

Inmet rejects First Quantum’s takeover bid

Inmet Mining’s (IMN-T) shares climbed after two announcements on Nov. 28 indicated the miner has turned down a second takeover bid from First Quantum Minerals (FM-T) and adopted a shareholder rights plan to provide more time to…


An eastward view towards the Minapampa orebody (centre, in flat, grassy area) at Minera IRL's Ollachea gold project in late 2011. Artisanal miners' structures can be seen at the valley bottom, and hidden even deeper in the valley in the distance is the village of Ollachea. The tunnel portal is in the adjacent valley to the left. Photo by John Cumming

Ollachea delivers for Minera IRL in Peru

Lima-based gold miner Minera IRL (IRL-T, MIRL-L) has completed a definitive feasibility study on its wholly owned Ollachea gold project in southeastern Peru that shows strong potential for a robust underground mine that could produce 113,000…


Pilot Gold's TV Tower Project. Source: Pilot Gold

Turkish assays delight Pilot Gold

Drill results from Pilot Gold’s (PLG-T) early stage joint-venture project with a Turkish subsidiary of Teck Resources (TCK.A-T, TCK.B-T, TCK-N) sent the junior explorer’s shares up 3.4% to $1.87 with 1.8 million…


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: 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…


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.



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