Articles by Northern Miner Staff

TSX Venture resumes climb

The TSX Venture exchange collected itself and resumed its forward march. After falling four straight days over the previous period the holiday shortened Sept. 4-7 period saw the index climb 31 points to 1,276.71 points on the back of renewed…



U.S. equities strong performers, Sept. 3-7

Hopes of additional stimulus measures from the U.S. Federal Reserve after news of disappointing jobs data in the month of August; the announcement by the Chinese government of a US$150 billion infrastructure building program; and news that the…


TSX Venture Exchange

The mid-August rebound of the S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index came to a halt as four days of losses pulled the index down 11.14 points to 1,240.74. Volume was in-line with recent weeks at an average of 71.4 million shares traded daily,…


Eldorado proves its mettle in China’s goldfields

With three gold operations in China, Vancouver-based producer Eldorado Gold (ELD-T, EGO-N) has established a strong track record in a mining jurisdiction that offers a variety of challenges for international developers. Eldorado expects its…


Tidying up after a gold pour at Medusa Mining's Co-O gold mine in Mindanao, Philippines. Photo by Trish Saywell

Medusa expands, hunts for more gold

Medusa Mining’s (MML-L) vein system at its Co-O underground gold mine in the Philippines — which remains open at depth, in all directions — produced 15,557 oz. gold in the quarter ended June 30 at cash costs of US$283 per oz….


US markets

Hopes of further liquidity injections from the U.S. Federal Reserve following a speech on Aug. 31 by Chairman Ben Bernanke sent gold prices higher and helped stem losses on U.S. equity markets. Bernanke’s remarks that the central bank is…


Newcrest reopens Lihir, outlines Golpu potential

Newcrest Mining (NM-T) has reopened its Lihir gold mine in Papua New Guinea (PNG) after briefly suspending operations, just as it outlines the potential of Golpu, another major PNG project.On Aug. 28 the gold miner — Australia’s…



Keegan trims projected capital costs at Esaase

Dundee Capital Markets has hiked its 12-month target price on Keegan Resources (KGN-T, KGN-X) by $1.50 to $5.50 per share after the West Africa-focused junior outlined ways of cutting capital costs by as much as US$246 million at its flagship…


At Mt. Milligan site. Photo by Thompson Creek Metals

Better days ahead for Thompson Creek?

Thompson Creek Metals (TCM-T, TC-N), like many mining companies, has had a tough ride over the last year. Slowing metal demand from China and falling prices have teamed up to tackle the company’s share price. In January 2011 the…


Short position reports

TSX Short Positions                                   Short positions outstanding at Aug 15/12 (with changes from July…


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