Articles by Northern Miner Staff


Premier hits more high-grade at Trans-Canada

In an exploration update, Premier Gold Mines (PG-T) says it continues to intersect and expand on several horizons at its Trans-Canada gold project in northwestern Ontario, while hitting multiple high-grade intercepts.


Goldquest rises with another Romero hit

VANCOUVER — Goldquest Mining’s (GQC-V) new Romero discovery in the Dominican Republic has yielded another rich intercept, leading to another major spike in the company’s stock price.




Promise of stimulus lifts TSX

TSX Composite Index rose 231 points to 11,766.36 for the July 23-27 period as investors chose to focus on the themes of potential monetary easing and a leveling off of the European debt crisis.



Wesdome Gold Mines CEO Donovan Pollitt cuts the ribbon at the Mishi gold mine opening in Wawa, Ontario. Photo by Alisha Hiyate

Wesdome goes back to the well with Mishi

While many juniors embrace a mantra of growth at any cost, pursuing pricey takeovers or drilling endlessly to produce impressive-sounding resource estimates, Wesdome Gold Mines (WDO-T) takes a ­different tack.With a decidedly conservative…


Exploration geologists Rory Krocker (front) and Adam Larsen examine core at Treasury Metals' Goliath project. Photo by Treasury Metals

Aquiline grads look for treasure in Ontario

Three years after selling the ­world-class Navidad silver deposit in Argentina, the key members of the former Aquiline Resources team are looking to strike pay dirt again — only this time, they are doing it closer to…


Northern Graphite falls on Bissett Creek feasibility study

A race is on amongst prospective graphite producers and Ottawa-based Northern Graphite (NGC-V) has been one of the favourites with its advanced-stage Bissett Creek property 100 km east of North Bay, Ont. The company released a bankable…


The processing plant at Paladin Energy's Kayelekera uranium mine in northern Malawi. Photo by Paladin Energy

Paladin Energy turns the corner

Two months of unplanned shutdowns to upgrade its plant and complete remediation work due to land movement at the Kayelekera open-pit uranium mine in Malawi have not stalled production for junior Paladin Energy (PDN-T), as it increased…


Barrick undeterred by Argentine glacier ruling

Despite an unfavourable court ruling, Barrick Gold (ABX-T, ABX-N) is confident that its Pascua-Lama gold-silver project in Argentina’s San Juan province will push ahead.Argentina’s Supreme Court ruled that a much-debated…


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