Kazakhstan exports most uranium in eight years
Kazakhstan, the world’s leading uranium producer, has reported its highest sales of the nuclear fuel since 2015 driven mainly by China’s increase in demand as it rivals France for the…
Articles by Colin McClelland
Agnico Eagle invests in Finland-focused FireFox Gold
Agnico Eagle Mines (TSX: AEM; NYSE: AEM), the third-largest gold miner by market value, is buying a stake of junior FireFox Gold (TSXV:FFOX; US-OTC:FFOXF) that may progress to a joint…
Xtra-Gold expands Boomerang system deeper at Kibi project in Ghana
Xtra-Gold Resources (TSX: XTG; US-OTC: XTGRF) says new drill results bode well for growing the Kibi gold project in Ghana beyond the limit of a 2021 resource footprint. Crews discovered…
Thesis Gold grows Ranch project in northern BC
Thesis Gold (TSXV: TAU; US-OTC: THSGF) says its latest drill results expand mineralization in the JK zone at the Ranch project in north-central British Columbia. The results lengthened mineralization along north-south…
AngloGold Ashanti invests in G2 Goldfields as Guyana faces annexation threat
AngloGold Ashanti (NYSE:AU), the fourth-largest gold producer, is buying a stake in Guyana-focused G2 Goldfields (TSXV: GTWO; US-OTC: GUYGF) even as neighbouring Venezuela vows to seize the land where its…
Pan Am Silver’s La Colorado Skarn project is large but manageable, BMO says
Pan American Silver’s (TSX: PAAS; NYSE: PAAS) La Colorada Skarn project in Mexico could mine 50,000 tonnes of ore a day to produce 17.2 million oz. a year of silver,…
Dundee spends C$287M to acquire Osino’s Twin Hills gold project in Namibia
Dundee Precious Metals (TSX: DPM) is buying Osino Resources (TSXV: OSI; US-OTC: OSIIF) for $287 million in cash and shares to acquire its advanced-stage Twin Hills gold project in Namibia. The…
Jaguar grows gold reserves at MTL in Brazil after Iamgold acquisition
Jaguar Mining (TSX: JAG; US-OTC: JAGGF) has more than doubled its probable gold ounces at the MTL complex in Brazil including assets it bought from Iamgold (TSX: IMG; NYSE: IAG)…
Mining some tales with… Jody Kuzenko
Every month, The Northern Miner gets to know a different executive in the mining industry by asking them about everything — except mining. This month, we feature Jody Kuzenko, president…
Plummeting platinum group prices could worsen shortage: report
The price of platinum group metals (PGM) has fallen by 42% this year and could widen a supply deficit if unprofitable mines are sidelined, according to a new report by…
Vista Gold taps Wheaton for $20M royalty to advance Mt. Todd project in Australia
Wheaton Precious Metals (TSX: WPM, NYSE: WPM; LSE: WPM) is buying a 1% gross revenue royalty on Vista Gold’s (TSX: VGZ; NYSE-AM: VGZ) Mt. Todd project in Australia for US$20…
Barsele takes over Gold Line while advancing Agnico-led project in Sweden
Barsele Minerals (TSXV: BME; US-OTC: BRSLF) is buying Gold Line Resources (TSXV: GLDL; US-OTC: TLLZF) in an all-share deal to consolidate projects in Sweden and Finland, the companies said on Wednesday. Gold Line…