Articles by Northern Miner Staff

Taseko takes a second swing at New Prosperity

VANCOUVER — Nearly two years after its initial environmental assessment was rejected, Vancouver-based Taseko Mines (TKO-T, TGB-X) is stepping up to the plate for a second attempt at permitting its US$1.1-billion New Prosperity copper-gold…


Trevali gets the cash to build

Trevali Mining’s (TV-T) ambition to build itself into a substantive zinc miner has taken another significant step forward.


Lundin says Touro option a no-go

Lundin Mining (LUN-T) has decided to drop its option to buy 80% of Touro because it says the Spanish copper project won’t provide enough bang for its buck.


Atacama stacks oxide ounces at Cerro Maricunga

VANCOUVER — Toronto-based explorer Atacama Pacific Gold (ATM-V) has been on a big run over the past four weeks. Anticipation built as Atacama neared completion on a year-long resource drill program at its 100%-owned Cerro Maricunga gold…


Goldquest drops 33% on drill results

Goldquest Mining (GQC-V), which has seen a substantial boost in its share price after discovering the Romero target in late May, slipped 33% on the target’s latest drill results.



TSX slumps during Sept. 17-21 week

The S&P/TSX Composite Index was down 115.8 points during the Sept.17-21 trading week, as the enthusiasm waned over the recently announced stimulus packages from central banks in the U.S., Europe and China. The index ended at 12,383.60.


TSX Venture posts gains Sept. 17-21

VANCOUVER — The S&P TSX Venture Composite Index closed the week at 1,345.72, up 2.05% or 27.62 points. The index continued to grind out gains despite volatile commodity prices and macro-economic uncertainty surrounding the Euro…


Serra Pelada fully funded to production in 2013

Canaccord Genuity analyst Nicholas Campbell has raised his 12-month target price on Colossus Minerals (CSI-T, COLUF-O) by $1 to $10 per share after the junior exploration and development company signed an agreement with Sandstorm Gold (SSL-V,…


US equities dip slightly, Sept. 17-21

 While the S&P 500 remained near highs not seen since December 2007 after the European Central Bank announced its bond-buying plan on Sept. 6 and the U.S. Federal Reserve followed a week later with a third round of quantitative…


A view of Detour Gold's Detour Lake gold mine under construction in northern Ontario. Photo by Detour Gold

Detour Lake on track for production in early 2013

When Detour Gold’s (DGC-T) gold project in northern Ontario moves into production in the first quarter of next year — and eventually reaches an average production rate of 657,000 oz. gold a year, for a total of 14.1 million oz. over…


Geologist Alain-Jean Beauregard examines core from Integra Gold's Lamaque gold project in Val-d'Or, Quebec. Photo by Integra Gold

Integra cuts high grade at Lamaque

It has been a promising six months for Vancouver-based explorer Integra Gold (ICG-V). The company has completed a 30,000-metre diamond drill program at its wholly owned Lamaque gold project located in the Val-d’Or gold camp in…


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