SolGold adds weight to Cascabel
VANCOUVER — Sitting quietly behind a table in Australian explorer SolGold’s (LON-AIM: SOLG; US-OTC: SLGGF) booth at this year’s Association for Mineral Exploration Roundup convention in Vancouver, a 10-year-old girl…
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Diamonds add sparkle to NWT’s economy
VANCOUVER — It’s been 25 years since diamonds were found in the Northwest Territories (NWT) at Lac de Gras, and Hendrik Falck, mineral deposits geologist from the Northwest Territories Geoscience…
TSX Venture rides commodities up, Feb. 6-10
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index gained 16.88 points to an 836.16-point close on rising commodity prices. Spot gold prices gained US$13.32, or 1.1%, to US$1,233.62 per oz., whereas Comex copper…
Viscount reignites Silver Cliff in Colorado
VANCOUVER — The latest drill results from Viscount Mining’s (TSXV: VML; US-OTC: VLMGF) Silver Cliff project are casting a new light on the historic Hardscrabble silver-lead-zinc mining district, 64 km…
Roundup 2017: Goldcorp scouts out investments in juniors
VANCOUVER — Goldcorp (TSX: G; NYSE: GG) is looking to invest $100 million in a portfolio of junior explorers that have early stage projects with district-scale potential, Goldcorp president and…
Site visit: Southern Silver aims to grow Cerro las Minitas
GUADALUPE VICTORIA, DURANGO STATE, MEXICO — Southern Silver Exploration (TSXV: SSV) hopes that its polymetallic Cerro las Minitas project — “a hill of many small mines” in English — could…
TSX Venture eases up, Jan. 23-27
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index gained 12.03 points over the Jan. 23-27 report period to a 809.62-point close. Spot gold prices shed US$19.12, or 1.6%, to US$1,191.2 per oz., whereas…
Roundup 2017: Geoscience BC showcases new mag survey
VANCOUVER — Bruce Madu, vice-president of minerals and mining at the non-profit research organization Geoscience BC, says that explorers can “take their pick” of copper, gold, silver and/or molybdenum targets…
Commentary: Signs of a good exploration team
VANCOUVER — The Northern Miner reached out to a number of geologists living in the Vancouver area and asked them to identify ways that a non-technical person can tell if…
CanAlaska not giving up on diamond hunt in West Athabasca
VANCOUVER — Global diamond miner De Beers may have walked away from CanAlaska Uranium’s (TSXV: CVV; US-OTC: CVVUF) West Athabasca diamond project in Saskatchewan, but CanAlaska president and CEO Peter Dasler…
TSX Venture rises, Jan. 9-13
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index gained 3.1 points to a 794.51-point close. Spot gold prices hit seven-week highs, gaining US$24.71, or 2.1%, to US$1,197.34 per oz., whereas Comex copper prices…
When the east pushed back: The geology and metal districts of BC and Yukon
VANCOUVER — In 1971, two geologists from the Geological Survey of Canada, Jim Monger and Charlie Rouse, proposed an idea that helped radically shape how we view the geological history…