Articles by Northern Miner Staff




Drillers at work in the north end of the Taunis pit at Oro Mining's Trinidad gold project in Sinaloa, Mexico. Photo by Oro Mining

Oro Mining posts solid drill results

Before joining Oro Mining (OGR-V) as chief executive and chief operating officer, John Brownlie was president of Capital Gold, where he successfully brought the El Chanate open-pit gold mine into production and made it one of the most…


Expectations high for Batero in Colombia

Batero Gold’s (BAT-V) impressive market run over the last 12 months has hit a bit of a snag. Shares fell as much as 28% after the company released more drill results from its Batero-Quinchia gold-copper project in Colombia on July 27. At…


Goldbrook keeps 25% of Nunavik

A potentially lucrative partnership that turned sour and then to the courts is a step closer to resolution, after an arbitration panel ruled that Goldbrook Ventures (GBK-V) has the right to a 25% stake in Jien Canada Mining’s Nunavik nickel…


Gold Mountain up on Elk, financing

A junior led by Copper Mountain Mining’s (CUM-T) CEO, Jim O’Rourke, saw its shares jump as high as 50%, two days after it completed a qualifying transaction and a concurrent financing. 


Drillers at Orezone Resources' Bombore gold project in Burkina Faso. Photo by Orezone Resources

Orezone expands Bombor project area

Orezone Gold (ORE-T) has scooped up the exploration rights to an additional 63 sq. km of ground adjacent to its 100%-owned Bomboré gold project in Burkina Faso. Its new Toéyoko permit extends the project’s footprint to the south…


Banana yields more copper for Hana

As Hana Mining (HMG-V) drives towards building a copper mine at its Ghanzi property in Botswana, the company is still hitting significant grades of copper and silver in the Banana zone.


A drill rig at Gold Canyon Resources' Springpole gold project in northwestern Ontario. Photo by Gold Canyon Resources

New starter pit at Gold Canyon’s Springpole?

Gold Canyon Resources (GCU-V) has pulled in more stellar drill results at its Springpole gold project, situated 110 km northeast of northwestern Ontario’s Red Lake gold camp. And this time they come from a less-heralded part of the property.


Agnico-Eagle Mines' Pinos Altos gold mine in Mexico. Photo by Agnico-Eagle Mines

Agnico-Eagle ramps up Pinos Altos

Agnico-Eagle Mines’ (AEM-T, AEM-N) new Pinos Altos gold-silver mine in Mexico had a remarkable second quarter with notable gold production amid the company’s less-than-stellar period. 


Alan J. Hutchison

Commentary: Weighing Mexico’s security risks

Back in 2004 I attended an annual general meeting for a client that had acquired a gold-silver mine in Mexico. It was one of many Canadian juniors at the time who had managed to acquire small-scale mines with good expansion possibilities and,…


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