Getting it right at Comstock
Struggling with broken balance sheets and non-progressive management philosophies is part of his DNA, Corrado DeGasperis says.
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
Canada buys back a little Sudbury
The upstart precious metals-streaming business has clearly reached the big leagues, with a blockbuster cash deal being forged between Vale (VALE-N) and Silver Wheaton (SLW-T, SLW-N).
Good gold recoveries might improve economics at North Bullfrog
VANCOUVER – Metallurgical testwork is returning good results for Corvus Gold (KOR-T) as the company pushes towards production at its North Bullfrog project in Nevada.
Teck’s Lindsay sees bright future for the careful
VANCOUVER — Donald Lindsay, president and CEO of Teck Resources (TCK-T, TCK-N), is a great storyteller. As he speaks his divergent tales weave together seamlessly and most listeners are left believing every word spoken.
Letter to the editor: Felderhof article ‘offensive’
The article, “Felderhof’s new life after Bre-X,” (T.N.M., Dec. 31/12) struck me as your publication having come full circle on the biggest fraud in the history of the mining business. In late 1996 and early 1997, The…
Wolfden is back, but this time in NB
When Donald Hoy first met Ewan Downie back in the mid-1990s, the geologist saw something different about the then-contractor.
Lassonde calls for new thinking in the exploration game
VANCOUVER — The final day of Mineral Exploration Roundup 2013 featured a keynote speech from industry veteran and Franco-Nevada (FNV-T, FNV-N) chairman Pierre Lassonde. Though best known for his often bullish stance on long-term gold…
Yukon exploration slow but steady in 2012
VANCOUVER — Depressed equity markets, a cool spring that kept snow on the ground and floods in June that washed out major roads meant 2012 was much quieter in the Yukon than it was in 2011.
Gold, copper remain Alaska’s best undeveloped assets
VANCOUVER — Alaska did not see new mines commissioned or built in 2012, but an overview of the state’s year in mining and exploration from Avalon Development president Curt Freeman at Roundup 2013 in Vancouver showed that mining and…
Market news: Toronto Stock Exchange
The Toronto stock market ended the trading week lower, with the S&P/TSX Composite Index losing 48 points to close at 12,768.83.
Market news: U.S. Markets
U.S. equities posted a strong week, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average closing above the 14,000 mark for the first time since October 2007, up 0.82% to 1,4009.79, and the S&P 500 Index finishing above 15,000 points for the second time in…
Editorial: Canada buys back a little Sudbury
In the same issue we chronicle the earliest days of Franco-Nevada, the first significant precious metals royalty firm in Canada, we also cover a news item that shows that the precious metals-streaming business has also reached the big leagues…