Articles by Northern Miner Staff

La Mancha extends gold strike at Ity

VANCOUVER — International gold producer La Mancha Resources (LMA-T) unveiled some good news at its Ity mine in Côte d’Ivoire to start June, when the company released drill results that indicate an extension of gold…


TSX gains on global story

The TSX Composite Index partook in a global rally spurred on by the prospect of more growth in China as the Index gained 153 points for the June 4-8 period to finish at 11,500.63. China cut interest rates for the first time in four years which…


Venture flat in June 4-8 period

VANCOUVER — The S&P TSX Venture Composite Index was virtually unchanged in the June 4-8 period, ending up a little over a point at 1,292.93 points. Volume also saw little change, in line with recent weeks at an average of 69 million…


U.S. equities enjoy mini-rally, Jun 4-8

U.S. equities rallied late in the June 4-8 trading week as markets anticipated that Spain would ask euro zone deputy finance ministers for a bail-out for its troubled banks, which it did over the weekend. The Dow Jones Industrial Average and…


Letter to the editor: Bismuth’s not so bad

An article in The Northern Miner (“Tin and silver: The new electric metals,” April 30–May 6/12) discussed the European Union’s ban on the use of lead in products sold in Europe and the resulting use of tin, silver and…


Labrador Iron Mines: Canada’s newest iron-ore producer

Toronto-based Labrador Iron Mines (LIM-T) is first out of the gate to cash-in on Canada’s reinvigorated iron-ore hotspot in the Labrador Trough district. Labrador Iron is one of a handful of Canadian developers looking to market iron ore…



Rio Verde to secure $15M for key projects

Rio Verde Minerals (RVD-T) aims to add $15 million to its coffers to help fund exploration and development at its key potash and phosphate projects in northern Brazil, by selling its shares at a premium. The company announced a…


Prophecy Platinum sees promising signs at Wellgreen

Things keep rolling along for Vancouver-based Prophecy Platinum (NKL-V) at its flagship Wellgreen platinum group metals (PGM) and nickel project in the Yukon. The junior released a flurry of news to end May, including a maiden full-spectrum…


Thompson Creek Metals' Mount Milligan copper-gold project northeast of Smithers, British Columbia. Photo by Ernest Von Rosen

Thompson Creek CEO gives lowdown on Mt. Milligan

Denver-based molybdenum miner Thompson Creek Metals (TCM-T, TC-N) is bulling through a major expansion despite falling moly prices, temperamental equity markets and rising costs in a bid to diversify its commodity basket and provide long-term…


Editorial: When the fec hits the mining fans

To every enviro protest, there is a Four Seasons. Anti-mining street activism took a noxious turn in downtown Vancouver on May 24, as a luncheon — held at the Four Seasons hotel by the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and…


Exchange rates

EXCHANGE RATES CANADIAN/U.S. EXCHANGE (Bank of Canada noon rate) Date June 4 June 1 May 31 May 30 May 29   US$ in C 1.0418 1.0380 1.0349 1.0286 1.0253  …


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