Articles by Northern Miner Staff

U.S. markets take another hit, Jun 18-22

News mid-week that the U.S. Federal Reserve will deliver more monetary stimulus by extending its program of selling short-term securities to buy longer-term ones in order to keep long-term borrowing costs down, was followed by a rash of…


Panoro Mineralspersonnel and visitors at the Cotabambas copper-gold project in Peru, 48 km southwest of Cuzco. Photo by Ian Bickis

Panoro shows promise in Peru

Panoro Minerals (PML-V) has over a dozen properties in Peru, but is focusing on developing its two advanced-stage projects in the country’s southeastern region.Its top priority is the wholly owned Cotabambas copper-gold project,…


Workers install a pebble crusher at Xstata's Antapaccay copper project in Peru. Photo by Xstrata

Xstrata copes with civil unrest in Peru

As with many resource-rich developing countries,   there can be tensions in Peru between pro-mining interests and affected local communities. Switzerland-based Xstrata (XTA-L) is stuck in the middle of such a dispute as regional…


The exploration camp at Candente Copper's Canariaco Norte porphyry copper project 700 km northwest of Lima, Peru. Photo by Candente Copper

Candente makes headway in Peru

On the last day of May, Peru’s  Ministry of Energy and Mines granted Candente Copper (DNT-T) the permit it needs to complete drilling for its feasibility study on the Canariaco Norte project, a porphyry copper deposit about 700 km…


The Gualcamyo gold mine in the northern San Juan province of Argentina. Photo by Yamana Gold

Yamana pounces on Extorre

Following a tumultuous four months that saw its share price plummet and development options narrow, Vancouver-based explorer Extorre Gold Mines (XG-T, XG-X) has found a ­solution to its problem in the form of Toronto-based miner Yamana Gold…


Atacama Pacific has several projects in Chile in addition to its flagship Cerro Maricunga gold property. Photo by Atacama Pacific

Atacama drills deep into Chile

Carl Hansen is a big fan of the Maricunga mineral belt in Chile’s Atacama region, high in the Andes.The president and CEO of Atacama Pacific (ATM-V) is advancing the company’s wholly owned Cerro Maricunga gold project, which is just…


A portal and underground development workings at Trevali Mining's Santander polymetallic mine in Peru. Photo by Trevali Mining

Trevali pushes towards Peruvian production

Vancouver-based Trevali Mining (TV-T, TREVF-Q) is getting closer to launching Peru’s next polymetallic mine with a little help from a well-known player in the metal game: Glencore International (GLEN-L).The two companies plan to have…


Rio Alto Mining's La Arena gold mine in northwest Peru's La Libertad district. Photo by Rio Alton Mining

Mid-tier producers grapple with Peru’s growing pains

Peru is experiencing a mining boom of global proportions thanks to years of heavy investment and increasing production. The country is the world’s number-two copper producer, number-two silver producer, number-six gold producer,…


Los Bronces copper mine in Chile. Photo by Anglo American.

Mining boom drives growing energy need

The Andean nations of Chile and Peru are the top copper-producing locales in the world. Chile holds the number-one spot with annual production clocking in at 4.9 million tonnes, while Peru sits in second place with output totalling 1.2 million…


Eastern Platinum's Mareesburg platinum project in South Africa, where development has been suspended. Photo by Eastern Platinum

Eastplats stung by platinum price drop

A softening platinum market is taking a bite out of miners as companies face shrinking margins and production challenges, especially in South Africa’s prolific Bushveld complex, which accounts for 72% of global platinum output.The…


Exchange rates

EXCHANGE RATES CANADIAN/U.S. EXCHANGE (Bank of Canada noon rate) Date June 18 June 15 June 14 June 13 June 12   US$ in C 1.0266 1.0244 1.0247 1.0270 1.0268  …


Lumina finds new zones at Taca Taca

New copper mineralization zones at the Taca Taca project failed to lift the share price of Lumina ­Copper (LCC-V) due to anti-Argentina sentiment in the wake of President Cristina Fernandez’s ­decision last month to nationalize…


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