Junior successes lift Venture
Vancouver – In a clear end to the summer doldrums the S&P TSX Venture Composite Index gained ground every …
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US equities gain momentum during Aug. 30-Sept. 30 trading week
The U.S. unemployment rate in August increased a tenth of a percentage point to 9.6%, but a bigger-than-expect…
Short Position Report (September 07, 2010)
TSX Short PositionsShort positions outstanding at Aug. 31/…
TSX climbs on positive economic data
Positive economic data from the U.S. had investors less afraid of the dreaded double-dip recession and the TSX…
A glance at Riverstone’s Karma project
OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso — You don’t want to lean over too far when peering down one of the dark narrow man-dug mine shafts at Riverstone Resources’ (RVS-V) Karma gold project. If you were to fall, …
Klondex Mines moves into marketing mode (September 06, 2010)
Blane Wilson is a man on a mission. The recently appointed president of Klondex Mines (KDX-T, KLNDF-O) wants to market the junior like it’s never been marketed before.
First Quantum closes Frontier
VANCOUVER — The saga of First Quantum Minerals’ (FM-T, FQM-L) wranglings in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has taken another turn with the company suspending operations at its Frontier co…
Great Basin rises as Burnstone advances
VANCOUVER — Great Basin Gold (GBG-T) has added some 3.5 million oz. to the gold count at its Burnstone project in South Africa, where a year of construction has brought the new mine within sight of c…
The new Yukon gold rush
What a difference a few years can make.
Are stock options still ideal for mining execs?
In the smoking ruins of the global financial crisis, renewed attention has been focused on executive incentives and whether efforts to earn higher compensation promoted executive behaviour that create…
Technical Analysis Report: Examining macro trends
With fears of a double-dip recession growing, and volatility being the rule of the day, The Northern Miner thought it would be a good time to take a macro view of where markets may be trending.
Obituary: Underground mining engineer Glenn O’Gorman, dies at 60
Glenn Robert O’Gorman, a hard rock underground mining engineer with more than 35 years of experience in the industry, died on Aug. 28 in Montreal. He was 60.