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…
Cerro Quema shines for Pershimco in Panama
A newly tabled prefeasibility study of Pershimco Resources’ (TSXV: PRO; US-OTC: RSPRF) Cerro Quema gold project in southern Panama outlines a low-cost, open-pit operation generating 78,500 oz. gold a year over five years, with production…
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…
London Silver Fix sees revamp
CME Group and Thomson Reuters have been chosen to deliver a new silver price mechanism to replace the London Silver Fix — a system that has been in place for over a century to set the daily benchmark price for silver.
Victory enters frac sand fray with Seven Persons plant
MEDICINE HAT, ALTA — When it comes to open-pit mining, having more than 100 million tonnes of overburden sitting on top of your deposit is typically a situation best avoided, but for junior Victory Nickel (TSX: NI; US-OTC: VNCKF)…
Frac sand 101: The grains explained
VANCOUVER — Horizontal drilling and fracturing technology have unlocked vast reservoirs of oil and gas from shale basins across North America. The continent hosts 67 billion barrels of technically recoverable shale oil and 1,238 trillion…
Cayden three for three at El Barqueo
Cayden Resources (TSXV: CYD; US-OTC: CDKNF) keeps hitting gold at its El Barqueno project in Jalisco state, Mexico, coming up with its third discovery at the project in July.
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.
Dundee initiates coverage of Athabasca Minerals
Production at Athabasca Minerals’ (TSXV: ABM; US-OTC: ABCAF) Firebag silica sand project in northern Alberta could ramp up in late 2016 and early 2017 — perfect timing to capitalize on growing frac sand demand in North…
Tsilhqot’in decision fuels uncertainty in Ontario
The Supreme Court of Canada’s Tsilhqot’in decision will have a ripple effect across Canada and could deter resource investment in the country, according to Neal Smitheman, a partner at law firm Fasken Martineau.