TSX Venture closes up sharply, Dec. 27-30
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index gained 34.24 points, or 4.7%, to a 762.37-point close on strengthening gold prices. Spot gold prices rose US$14.2 per oz. gold to $1,147.5, while Comex…
Articles by John Cumming
Site visit: Antioquia Gold pushes Cisneros to production
MEDELLIN, COLOMBIA — It’s full steam ahead for Antioquia Gold (TSXV: AGD; US-OTC: AGDFX) at its Cisneros high-grade gold mine under construction 2 km east of the town of Cisneros…
Editorial: Top stories of 2016
For miners 2016 amounted to the fifth year of the industry downturn, albeit with a renewed sense of better days ahead with rallies for gold, silver, copper, zinc, iron ore…
Letter to the editor: Discovering mineralization vs a deposit at Schaft Creek
In response to the Dunns’ letter on Schaft Creek, it is unfortunate that the Dunns apparently have not had the opportunity to read the 32-page chapter on Schaft Creek in…
Letter to the editor: Nick Bird discovered Schaft Creek in BC
We are writing in reference to the Odds ‘n’ Sods article “Doda, Dink and Zoran” by Dr. Harold Linder (T.N.M., Dec. 3-11/16). The author’s biography at the end states, “Dr….
Editorial: Canadian government moves to quash thermal coal miners
In November the Canadian government announced sweeping plans to phase out coal-fired power generation across Canada by 2030. Coal miners and electricity consumers across Canada can only be left wondering…
Commentary: African expat salaries back on the rise after tepid 2016
Salaries for expatriates working in Africa are trending upwards after 85% of mining companies increased wages in 2017, according to research by our African-specialist human resources consultancy firm Globe 24-7….
TNM Data Miner: Top 5 gold intercepts worldwide in November
Tapping into the IntelligenceMine database of our sister company Infomine, The Northern Miner has compiled the five projects recording the top gold intersections (grade multiplied by width) globally in or…
Commentary: Climate change rhetoric ignores natural forces, geological history
The attempted rapid conversion of the North American economy from fossil fuels to green energy — recently in vogue in the U.S. — suddenly appears to be on hold with…
Editorial: TNM switching to a biweekly print edition
As the new year gets underway, readers of The Northern Miner print edition will notice a momentous break from our shared past together: in 2017 we are switching from publishing…
Site visit: Minera IRL’s Ollachea shows potential despite boardroom battles
OLLACHEA, PUNO PROVINCE, PERU — Women sift through slate muck piles, raking through the debris with a fork in one hand and a water hose in the other, looking for…
Editorial: Welcome back, copper
Metal price prognosticators came out almost as badly as the pollsters in the wake of the U.S. presidential election, with most metal analysts predicting a post-election rise in gold prices,…