Hunt Mining acquires Martha mine in Argentina
Matthew Hughes found the Martha silver deposit while looking out the window of his pick-up truck. It had just rained and a red line streaked…
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Eldorado exits China with US$900-million in asset sales
VANCOUVER — It took two years, but mid-tier gold miner Eldorado Gold (TSX: ELD; NYSE: EGO) is finally divesting all of its development and production…
US markets end in the red, May 9-13
Concern about domestic and global growth sent the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the S&P 500 Index into the red for the third straight week….
TSX ekes out slim gain, May 9-13
The ferocious wildfires in Alberta’s oil patch around Fort McMurray knocked an estimated 1 million barrels a day offline, prompting many economists to lower their…
The Northern Miner podcast – episode 12: Good times for gold
Lesley returns from Hawaii in time to talk about Goldcorp‘s (TSX: G; NYSE: GG) takeover of Kaminak Gold (TSXV: KAM; US-OTC: KMKGF) and its Coffee…
Facts ‘n’ Figures: Silver demand hit record 1.17B oz. in 2015, Silver Institute finds
The following is an edited summary from the Silver Institute, based on findings in its World Silver Survey 2016. For more information visit www.silverinstitute.org. The…
Enrollment opened under the Extractive Sector Transparency Measures Act
Natural Resources Canada (NRCAN) has opened the enrollment process for companies who meet the definition of a “reporting entity” under the Extractive Sector Transparency Measures…
Trevali lowers costs at Santander mine
Trevali Mining’s (TSX: TV; US-OTC: TREVF) Santander zinc-lead-silver mine in Peru keeps beating expectations, and the company says it’s one of the lowest-cost operating mines in…
Goldcorp offers $520M for Kaminak
Goldcorp (TSX: G; NYSE: GG) has offered to buy Kaminak Gold (TSXV: KAM) in a $520-million, all-share deal to get its hands on the junior’s…
Erdene’s Bayan Khundii gold discovery in Mongolia
VANCOUVER — Erdene Resource Development’s (TSX: ERD; US-OTC: ERDCF) presence in Mongolia dates back to the late 1990s, and it has experienced the good and bad…
TNM parent Glacier Media donates to Fort Mac
The JuneWarren-Nickle’s Energy Group (JWN) and its parent company Glacier Media (TSX: GVC) (also The Northern Miner‘s parent), are donating $50,000 toward Red Cross efforts…
Veteran miner Kerry Knoll bets on moly renaissance
Since leaving his job as a journalist at The Northern Miner in 1987, Kerry Knoll has co-founded four companies and built four mines with his…