The Crimean nickel effect
Where gold was once the key barometer for geopolitical bad news, lately nickel has been hogging the stage.
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
More strong results for Premier’s Hardrock
Premier Gold Mines (TSX: PG; US-OTC: PIRGF) is almost finished a 60,000-metre infill drilling program at its Hardrock deposit in the Geraldton–Beardmore district of northern Ontario, and it’s on track to incorporate the…
Metals, mining and money markets
Spot pricesCourtesy of ScotiabankTuesday, April 1, 2014Precious MetalsPrice…
Fission merges four zones with another ‘best ever’ hit
VANCOUVER — Fission Uranium (TSXV: FCU; US-OTC: FCUUF) has drilled the best intercept to date at its Patterson Lake South (PLS) project in Saskatchewan — again.
Excellon CEO on Mexico, taxes and trust
Excellon Resources’ (TSX: EXN; US-OTC: EXLLF) La Platosa Mine in Durango is one of the world’s highest-grade silver mines. The mine also boasts lead and zinc by-products that make it one of the lowest cash-cost silver mines in…
Glass Earth reborn as Antipodes Gold, stays focused on NZ
VANCOUVER — New Zealand hosts intriguing mineralogy when it comes to epithermal gold–silver systems, and newly minted Antipodes Gold (TSXV: AXG; US-OTC: GELGD) is taking advantage of the near-term production potential of its…
Asanko closer to realizing vision in Ghana
First it took the vision and now it is about following through.
[Update] Ivanhoe unveils Platreef PEA as drills hit at Ga-Madiba
VANCOUVER — Robert Friedland’s Ivanhoe Mines (TSX: IVN; US-OTC: IVPAF) is sitting on an impressive platinum group metals (PGM) resource at its Platreef property, situated 280 km northeast of Johannesburg, South Africa,. And the…
Osisko continues to fend off Goldcorp’s hostile bid
Osisko Mining’s (TSX: OSK) CEO Sean Roosen maintains the company’s Canadian Malartic gold mine in Quebec is being grossly undervalued by Goldcorp (TSX:G; NYSE: GG) which launched a hostile US$5.95 per share takeover bid in…
Shadowy Chinese loans behind copper’s decline
VANCOUVER — In recent years, as prices for many resources slide, copper has held its ground. Gold and silver stumbled, uranium and iron ore deteriorated, and coal and potash dragged, but copper simply settled from a five-year high of…
Silver Wheaton hangs tough amidst lower metal prices
VANCOUVER — Despite a sharp fall in profits due to declining precious-metal prices, streaming outfit Silver Wheaton (TSX: SLW; NYSE: SLW) remains a favourite amongst analysts and investors. The company recorded its fifth…
Chrysalix to fund innovators
Chrysalix Global Network, a venture capital fund based in Vancouver, is looking to be a player in the mining industry’s next wave of innovation.