Stornoway’s creditors keep Renard on life support
Stornoway Diamond (TSX: SWY) and its creditors reached a deal that will see the Renard diamond mine operate during corporate restructuring, after the company’s failure to generate positive free cash…
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Site visit: Continental stays on track at Buritica
BURITICA, COLOMBIA — It has been one year since The Northern Miner last toured the Buritica gold project, and the interim has been a critical period for Continental Gold (TSX:…
TSX advances, Sept. 3-6: Nickel Creek Platinum, Stornoway Diamond, Freegold Ventures
The S&P/TSX Composite Index advanced 0.84% to close the holiday-shortened trading week at 16,519.85. Spot gold finished at US$1506.50 per oz., down US$13.10 per oz., after hitting a mid-week high…
Top 10 Canada-based companies with substantial US assets
The U.S. is fertile ground for a variety of minerals, and Canadian companies are active throughout the land. The Northern Miner presents its top-10 list of the biggest Canada-based firms with…
Pure Gold Mining raises $47.5M for Madsen
Vancouver-based junior Pure Gold Mining (TSXV: PGM, LON: PUR) has raised $47.5 million that will go a long way to push forward its flagship Madsen gold project in Red Lake,…
Champion Iron positions for organic growth at Bloom Lake
After a milestone-rich year in which Champion Iron (TSX: CIA; ASX: CIA) restarted the Bloom Lake iron ore mine in Quebec’s portion of the Labrador Trough, the company has executed…
Salazar Resources set to dust off neglected portfolio
After riding out a decade of political and market instability, Ecuador-focused junior Salazar Resources (TSXV: SRL) has emerged with funds and a new focus to explore its portfolio of early-stage…
Victoria’s Eagle clears construction hurdles
At more than 60% built, mine construction has unfolded mostly as planned at Victoria Gold’s (TSXV: VIT) Eagle gold project in the Yukon, according to president and CEO John McConnell….
Fruta del Norte, Cobre Panama lead wave of new 2019 mines
As a new year approaches, The Northern Miner runs down 15 of the most interesting new mines scheduled to begin production in 2019. Fruta del Norte (gold) Lundin Gold The Fruta…
Fall Economic Statement full of goodies for Canadian miners
In an unprecedented move long sought by mineral explorers, Canada’s federal government has extended the mineral exploration tax credit (METC) for five years. The news came in November as part…
Site visit: Continental Gold cruising to production at Buritica
“Buritica is the flagship mining project for Colombia,” says Mateo Restrepo, president of Continental Gold (TSX: CNL; US-OTC: CGOOF). The project is more important here than it might be almost…
Ontario gov’t reaches resource revenue-sharing deal with First Nations
The Ontario government and several First Nations in the province have reached an agreement that will see the province share revenues from mining and forestry projects with local First Nations….