Articles by Northern Miner Staff




Machinery in action at Kinross Gold's Tasiast gold mine in western Mauritania, 300 km north of the capital Nouakchott. Credit: Kinross Gold

Kinross cuts Tasiast expansion costs

Kinross Gold (TSX: K; NYSE: KGC) has slashed the projected start-up costs of a mill expansion project at its Tasiast gold mine in Mauritania by 41% to US$1.6 billion, as shown in a new feasibility study, but intends to wait until 2015 before…



Workers building the secondary crusher at Copper Mountain Mining's namesake copper mine in British Columbia. Credit: Copper Mountain Mining

Copper Mountain up 11% on record Q1 production

Vancouver-based Copper Mountain Mining (TSX: CUM) saw its shares climb after revealing record first-quarter copper production at its 75%-held Copper Mountain mine near Princeton, B.C.


Conveyors at Allied Nevada Gold's Hycroft gold mine, 86 km west of Winnemucca, Nevada. Credit: Allied Nevada Gold

Allied Nevada hits the comeback trail

Allied Nevada Gold (TSX: ANV; NYSE-MKT: ANV) has been one of the more challenged operators in the gold sector in recent years, but its latest production results show a company on the comeback trail.




Perseus Mining's(TSX: PRU; ASX: PRU) Edikan processing plant in Ghana. Credit:  Perseus Mining

Perseus puts out fireat Edikan in Ghana

A fire has put operations on hold at Perseus Mining’s (TSX: PRU; US-OTC: PMNXF) Edikan processing gold plant in Ghana, but the company says things are under control.



Augusta Resource president and CEO Gil Clausen.

Augusta’s Clausen on Hudbay bid, other suitors

Nine interested parties — including a number of “significant industry players” — have signed confidentiality agreements to review the Rosemont copper project in Arizona, Augusta Resource (TSX: AZC; NYSE-MKT: AZC) says.


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