Editorial: Barrick goes CEO-less, doubles down on presidents
Three months after Peter Munk’s retirement from Barrick Gold, we’re already getting a look at the post-Munk Barrick, and the picture is volatile and a little strange.
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
Ur-Energy confirms historic resource at Shirley Basin
Littleton, Colo.-based Ur-Energy (TSX: URE; NYSE-MKT: URG) has published a maiden resource estimate for its Shirley Basin uranium project in Wyoming’s Carbon County, indicating the deposit has 8.8 million lb. grading 0.23% eU3O8 in…
Short Position Report
TSX Short Positions Short positions outstanding at July 15/14 (with changes from June…
Merrex Gold and Iamgold report ‘game-changing’ discovery at Siribaya
What was until recently characterized as “a strong gold geochemical anomaly” at the Siribaya gold project in Mali is now “a significant new gold discovery with multiple zones of gold mineralization,” according to…
Metals, mining and money markets
Spot pricesCourtesy of ScotiabankTuesday, July 15 2014Precious MetalsPrice…
US stocks drop, July 7-11
The S&P 500 Index dropped 18 points to 1,967.57, marking its worst week since April, as European economic uncertainty continued. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 124 points to 16,943.81, while the Nasdaq Composite Index gave back 70…
Aboriginal title ruling reignites fights over resources in BC
VANCOUVER — In the two weeks after the Supreme Court of Canada’s landmark granting of aboriginal title over a broad swath of land in central B.C. to the Tsilhqot’in Nation, several new court cases and a re-energized battle…
The skies open for Rainmaker
In the last six months, Rainmaker Resources (TSXV: RMG) has acquired frac sand assets in both Canada and the U.S. that are close to key infrastructure and existing frac sand operations.
US Silica ups its capacity to meet growing frac sand demand
U.S. Silica Holdings (NYSE: SLCA), like many other U.S.-based frac sand miners, is boosting its production capacity to meet the growing demand for this special type of sand used in oil and gas drilling.
TSX Venture takes a step back, July 7-11
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index lost 1.4%, or 14.83 points, during the trading sessions before closing the week at 1,022.93 points. Markets were hit by falling energy futures and a report from Statistics Canada that indicated the…
Job losses drive down TSX, July 7-11
Poor jobs data showing that Canada lost 9,400 jobs in June, sending the unemployment rate up to 7.1% from 7% in May, put pressure on the Canadian dollar and the S&P/TSX Composite Index. The dollar ended the week at $1.0734 to the greenback,…
Fipke sells Ekati stakes to Dominion
VANCOUVER — More than two decades after his prospecting efforts kicked off a diamond rush in Canada’s Northwest Territories, Chuck Fipke is cashing in his chips.