Book excerpt: Budding mogul J.P. Bickell’s hunt for gold in Ontario
The would-be millionaire John Paris Bickell had first become interested in the metals of the earth during a trip to the Yukon goldfields as a young man. Then, in 1903,…
Articles by John Cumming
Editorial: Gold majors gather in Colorado Springs
The unofficial theme of this year’s annual gathering of the world’s biggest gold miners at the Denver Gold Forum in Colorado Springs, Colo., in late September could very well have…
Site visit: Big gets bigger for Agnico, Yamana at Canadian Malartic
MALARTIC, QUEBEC — Despite its already enormous size, the Canadian Malartic open-pit gold mine in Malartic, Que., halfway between Rouyn-Noranda and Val-d’Or, is on track to grow even more for…
Quebec Snapshot: Nine juniors with active exploration and development projects
Quebec has proven to be a hotbed for junior mining company activity and perennially one of the industry’s favourite jurisdictions in which to operate. Gold remains the target of interest,…
Feds, Yukon gov’t team to fund improved roads to mines
The Yukon mining community got some good news on Sept. 2 with the announcement by the federal and Yukon governments that they would jointly fund a $360-million program dubbed the…
TSX Venture dips, Sept. 18-22
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index shed 1.56 points to a 778.1-point close, as commodity prices declined amid hawkish comments from the U.S. Federal Reserve. Spot gold prices fell US$22.88 to…
Editorial: Gold, copper reach new highs
The sustained strength in most precious and base metals this year reached breakout levels in September, as a weakening U.S. dollar and renewed optimism over Chinese metal demand pushed metal…
Mexico Snapshot: Six active juniors
Mexico is a home away from home for Canadian mineral explorers and junior mine developers, with its highly prospective geology, low operating costs and pro-mining culture. Here are six Canadian…
Editorial: Ontario gov’t to fund road to Ring of Fire, nearby First Nations
It’s the first bit of genuinely good news about Ontario’s Ring of Fire mineral district in five years: the Ontario government has pledged “support” and provincial funding to build two…
Free ticket contest: Koneline film screening in Edmonton, Sept. 9-10
The Northern Miner is proud to be co-presenter of the Edmonton premiere commercial screening of the documentary film KONELINE: Our Land Beautiful on Sept. 9-10, 2017. This visually stunning film…
Site visit: Agnico declares commercial production at Goldex’s Deep 1 project
VAL-D’OR, QUEBEC — With the declaration of first commercial production from the Deep 1 project, Agnico Eagle Mines (TSX: AEM: NYSE: AEM) has entered a new era in the life of…
Northern Andes Snapshot: Eight active juniors
The northern Andean countries of Colombia, Ecuador and Peru are fertile ground for mineral explorers and mine developers, with their rich mineral bounty, underexplored terrain and pro-mining cultures. What follows…