Articles by Northern Miner Staff

Trucks in Agnico-Eagle Mines' Meadowbank gold mine in Nunavut. By Salma Tarikh.

Agnico-Eagle’s Meadowbank, Kittila see improvements

Agnico-Eagle Mines (AEM-T, AEM-N) has bulked up its full-year production guidance following a solid third quarter, where both the Meadowbank and Kittila gold mines reported record quarterly output and improved costs.


Equipment at Hana Mining's Ghanzi copper-silver project in Botswana. By Hana Mining.

Hana’s Banana on the block

Hana Mining (HMG-V) may be recouping some recent losses for its shareholders thanks to, well, one of its shareholders.


Construction at Petaquilla Minerals' Molejon gold mine in central Panama. By Petaquilla Minerals.

Inmet, Petaquilla’s tug-of-war continues

In what’s become an increasingly frosty relationship, Canadian-based companies Inmet Mining (IMN-T) and Petaquilla Minerals (PTQ-T) continue to squabble over a takeover bid that would see the larger Inmet absorb Petaquilla, which runs the…


Williams’ Red Cloud on the horizon

A few years ago when Chad Williams was CEO of Victoria Gold (VIT-V), the company was looking to acquire a particular advanced project. The board, however, was split on what to do.


Barrick fails to impress in Q3

Barrick Gold (ABX-T, ABX-N) has unveiled another disappointing quarter, where it continues to wrestle rising costs, project delays and shrinking profits, prompting investors that expected a better third quarter to drive down the stock.



More Alaskan high-grade for NovaCopper

Since NovaCopper (NCQ-T, NCQ-X) started drilling the South Reef Zone on its Bornite concession in northwestern Alaska this year, sixteen of the nineteen holes returned high-grade copper — a success rate of 84%.


Magellan’s bright outlook at Coringa

Magellan Minerals (MNM-V) has completed a preliminary economic assessment (PEA) on its Coringa gold deposit in Brazil’s Tapajos province, suggesting strong economics to move the project to the feasibility stage, with a construction…


Tirex scores ground-breaking Albanian mine permits

VANCOUVER — Vancouver-based explorer Tirex Resources (TXX-V) is set to make history in the small Balkan nation of Albania. On Oct. 29, Tirex succeeded in acquiring 25-year mining licenses that encompass six past-producing deposits in…


Luna earning its due

It’s been a busy second half of the financial season for Luna Gold (LGC-T).


Seabridge Gold likes what it sees at Walsh Lake

Exploration drilling over the summer at Seabridge Gold’s (SEA-T, SA-N) Courageous Lake project in Canada’s Northwest Territories uncovered a new gold occurrence about 10 km south of the 6.5 million ounces of proven and probable gold…


Potash Corp. declines comment on Israel Chemical

In a letter  to the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange, Israel Corporation, the parent company of Israel Chemical, said Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan (POT-T, POT-N) has held talks with the Israeli Government about raising its stake in the…


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