Podcast: Mickey Fulp explains what’s weighing down commodities
Mickey Fulp, the Mercenary Geologist, dissects the recent movements in the Venture market, the greenback and two metals he follows closely — gold and uranium.
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
Lundin produces concentrate at Eagle
With the start of concentrate production and the completion of mill commissioning ahead of schedule and under budget at Lundin Mining’s (TSX: LUN) high-grade Eagle mine in Michigan, the company is poised to start shipments of the first…
Precipitate Gold team talks discovery at Ginger Ridge
VANCOUVER — It took junior Precipitate Gold (TSXV: PRG; US-OTC: PREIF) two years of socio-political wrangling to get its drills turning, but only a fraction of that time to make a discovery at its 125 sq. km Juan de Herrera…
Monarques builds critical mass
Over the last 18 months, Monarques Resources (TSXV: MQR; US-OTC: MRQRF) has taken advantage of the depressed capital markets to accumulate 13 gold properties on the cheap in Val-d’Or, Que.
China moves to restrict imports of low-quality coal
A week before the United Nations Climate Summit kicked off in New York, China’s National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) released a directive on coal stating that the country would restrict imports of low-quality coal in certain…
Commentary: Plan Nord+ – Fresh breezes from the Belle Province
Having just recently attended the Precious Metals Summit in Beaver Creek, Colo., and the Denver Gold Show, I was pleased to see that even with dampened enthusiasm on the show floors due to the downward-trending price of gold, there was plenty…
Integra Gold gets creative with Sigma-Lamaque
VANCOUVER — It’s not often that a junior company can get its hands on a 2,200-tonne-per-day processing facility a mere 500 metres way from its resource-stage project boundary. But that’s exactly what Integra…
Quebec government invests $2M in Arianne Phosphate
The Quebec government — through Investissement Québec — is investing $2 million to become a shareholder in Arianne Phosphate (TSXV: DAN; US-OTC: DRRSF) and its Lac à Paul deposit, one of the largest greenfield…
Goldcorp’s lonore to pour first gold in Q4
By year-end, Goldcorp (TSX: G; NYSE: GG) will pour first gold from Éléonore — its first mine in Quebec.
Calibre Mining wins over Pierre Lassonde
When executive chairman Doug Forster and director Blayne Johnson of Calibre Mining (TSXV: CXB; US-OTC: CXBMF) sat down at the Denver Gold Forum in mid-September and presented an update on the company’s Nicaraguan gold projects to Pierre…
Denison builds up Wheeler River’s potential as Gryphon expands
VANCOUVER — Ongoing exploration success by Denison Mines (TSX: DML; NYSE-MKT: DNN) at its 60%-owned Wheeler River asset along the eastern edge of Saskatchewan’s Athabasca basin is hinting at good near-term development…
U.S. markets under pressure, Sept. 22-26
U.S. markets ended in negative territory during the trading week, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 166.59 points, or 0.96% to 17,113.15, and the S&P 500 Index sliding 27.55 points, or 1.37%, to 1,982.85. The Philadelphia Gold…