Articles by Northern Miner Staff

Orex’s high hopes for Goldboro in NS

When mining financier Willie McLucas first visited Orex Exploration’s (TSXV: OX) Goldboro project in Nova Scotia in August 2013, he was excited by what he saw: One of Canada’s earliest gold mines that could become a producer once…


TSX moves up, April 21-25

Canada’s benchmark index gained during the week despite rising tensions in Ukraine, with the S&P/TSX Composite Index moving up 33 points to 14,533.57.




The Red Mountain gold project in northwestern British Columbia, which Revolution Resources has optioned from Seabridge Gold. Credit: Revolution Resources

Revolution turns to Red Mountain in BC

VANCOUVER — For Revolution Resources (TSX: RV) president and CEO Robert McLeod, the company’s recent acquisition of the Red Mountain gold property in northwestern B.C. is a lot like coming home.


The past-producing Main pit at Pilot Gold's Kinsley Mountain gold project in northeast Nevada. Credit: Pilot Gold

More high-grade prompts Pilot Gold to expand Kinsley

Results from infill and step-out drilling at the Western Flank target of Pilot Gold’s (TSX: PLG; US-OTC: PLGTF) majority owned Kinsley Mountain project in Nevada continue to yield high-grade intercepts, sending the company’s share…



Torex Gold gets $375M for Morelos in Mexico

It took a while, but Torex Gold Resources (TSX: TXG; US-OTC: TORXF) has closed its $375-million project-finance facility — enough to fully fund its El Limon–Guajes project at its Morelos property in Mexico right through to…


An outcrop at Sudbury Platinum's Aer-Kidd nickel-copper-PGM project in Sudbury, Ontario. Credit: Transition Metals

Royal Nickel buys 25% of Sudbury Platinum for $1.5M

Toronto-based explorer Royal Nickel (TSX: RNX; US-OTC: RNKLF) has seen its shares climb more than 50% since April, when it gave an upbeat outlook on nickel prices and announced acquiring a minority interest in a private company that’s…


Nautilus is planning on extracting high-grade seafloor massive-sulphide systems around 30 km from PNG's coastline. Credit: Nautilus Minerals

Nautilus settles dispute with PNG government

VANCOUVER — Shares of explorer Nautilus Minerals (TSX: NUS; US-OTC: NUSMF) were on the rise following an agreement with the Papua New Guinean (PNG) government that could set the development stage at the company’s Solwara 1…



Inmet alumnus Tilk to replace Doyle as PotashCorp CEO

Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan (TSX: POT; NYSE: POT) has surprised analysts by revealing that its long-time president and CEO Bill Doyle will be replaced in July by mining veteran Jochen Tilk, who apparently has no potash or fertilizer…


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