Plugged in tech-metal juniors
From graphite to vanadium, high-tech minerals and metals are sure to see growing use in the future from applications such as smart phones, cars and energy storage. Here’s a look…
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
McEwens gift $10M to Laurentian
Philanthropists Rob and Cheryl McEwen have invested $10 million in Laurentian University’s School of Architecture, which will now be known as the McEwen School of Architecture, in Sudbury, Ont. The…
Canadian IPOs MIA in flat market, PwC survey says
The following is an edited release from PwC. For more information, please visit www.pwc.com. Investors hoping for a rebound in the Canadian market for initial public offerings (IPOs) will…
Eight gold plays to watch
With gold prices on the rise, the second half of 2016 is going to be a lively time for gold projects in Canada. The following is a snapshot of eight…
Facts ‘n’ Figures: Silver demand hit record 1.17B oz. in 2015, Silver Institute finds
The following is an edited summary from the Silver Institute, based on findings in its World Silver Survey 2016. For more information visit www.silverinstitute.org. The silver market saw record demand…
Copper market to flatline through 2017: ICSG
The following is an edited summary released by the International Copper Study Group (ICSG), which met in Lisbon in March. The group includes delegates and advisors from the world’s major…
Iamgold, Calibre set to drill in Nicaragua
VANCOUVER — Iamgold (TSX: IMG; NYSE: IAG) has given Calibre Mining (TSXV: CXB; US-OTC: CXBMF) the green light to drill the high-grade, epithermal gold-silver veins that swarm across the partners’…
PDAC 2016: Canadian bankers ponder future of mining finance
Debt, balance sheet repair and available financing were the main themes of a panel discussion on capital markets at the Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada convention. Since the early…
New Millennium sticks to its guns in fight with dissidents
New Millennium Iron (TSX: NML) is in the throes of a proxy fight as disgruntled shareholders aim to replace the company’s board of directors at a special shareholders’ meeting in mid-March.
Fission heats up PLS with twin ‘book-end’ discoveries
VANCOUVER — Fission Uranium (TSX: FCU; US-OTC: FCUUF) is back in the discovery business at the Patterson Lake South (PLS) uranium project in Saskatchewan’s Athabasca Basin following a year filled with uncertainty.
Potash faces ‘significant headwinds,’ Macquarie says
Slow adjustments to potash supply will “prolong the pain of rebalancing,” while power “shifts to the buyers,” Macquarie Research says.
Editorial: BHP slashes dividend 75%, braces for prolonged downturn
It was the last, biggest and most vocal defender in the mining industry of maintaining the status quo with respect to its generous dividend policy, but BHP Billiton has finally succumbed to industry-wide trends and deeply cut its dividend, and…