Video: Progressive Mine Forum 2017
A replay of The Northern Miner‘s Progressive Mine Forum that took place on Oct. 23, 2017, in Toronto. Video 1: Video 2:
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
Four Canadian mining giants to join Hall of Fame
In 2018 the Canadian Mining Hall of Fame will induct four new members to its ranks: Ross J. Beaty, Robert A. Gannicott, A. Terrance MacGibbon and Edward G. Thompson. The…
MAC takes action against child and forced labour
The following is an edited statement from the Mining Association of Canada. For more information, please visit www.mining.ca. The Mining Association of Canada (MAC) has added two components to its…
Facts ‘n’ figures: ICSG says copper production declining
World mine production has declined 3% in the first five months of 2017, with concentrate production declining 2.5% and solvent extraction-electrowinning (SX-EW) declining 4.5%. The decline in world mine production…
Ontario Snapshot: Six juniors advancing gold, copper and lithium projects
Ontario’s long and prosperous mining history has allowed more than a few juniors to hit the filing cabinets to dust off old mining projects and try to revive them. Here’s…
TSX Venture follows commodities lower, Sept. 5-8
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index shed 6.46 points to a 771.99-point close on declining commodity prices. Spot gold prices fell US$21.36 to US$1,345.59 per oz., and Comex copper prices lost…
Hurricane Irma cools US markets, Sept. 5-8
The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.9% to 21,797.8 points and the S&P 500 Index dropped 0.6% to 2,461.43 points, as investors braced for Hurricane Irma’s potential impact on U.S….
WIM Toronto walkers approach $1M in donations
The Women in Mining Toronto walking team was first assembled in 2007 to raise money for the Princess Margaret Cancer Foundation by participating in the annual Rexall OneWalk to Conquer…
Gold demand cools in Q2
The following is an edited summary of the World Gold Council’s Gold Demand Trends report for this year’s second quarter. For the full report, please visit www.gold.org. Global gold demand in the second…
Snapshot: Promising gold projects from NWT to Newfoundland
With gold prices on the upswing and Canada’s stable politics looking ever more appealing, Canada’s junior gold explorers are in the midst of a particularly active year. Here is a…
Video: Fireside chat with Lukas Lundin
Lukas Lundin, chairman of the Lundin Group of Companies, was one of the distinguished speakers at The Northern Miner’s Canadian Mining Symposium in London in early May. In a fireside…
Video: Lifetime Achievement Award and fireside chat with Robert Friedland
Robert Friedland receives The Northern Miner‘s Lifetime Achievement Award and discusses the state of the mining industry and commodities markets at the Canadian Mining Symposium in London, U.K., in May…