SolGold’s Nick Mather faces shareholder anger at AGM
Two years ago The Northern Miner named Nick Mather, president and CEO of Australian junior SolGold (TSX: SOLG; LSE: SOLG), as its Mining Man of the Year for his role…
Articles by Trish Saywell
Alamos Gold doubles Ontario footprint with Trillium buy
Alamos Gold (TSX: AGI; NYSE: AGI) is buying Trillium Mining for $25 million (US$19.6 million) to access a 5,418-hectare land package located east of its own Island Gold deposit in…
Rio Tinto taps finance head as new CEO
Rio Tinto (NYSE: RIO; LSE: RIO; ASX: RIO) has named finance head Jakob Stausholm as its next chief executive, replacing incumbent Jean-Sébastien Jacques who had to step down following an…
Amex Exploration has ten drills turning at Perron project
Amex Exploration (TSXV: AMX; US-OTC: AMXEF) is on track to complete the remaining 148,000 metres of its 300,000 metre fully funded drill program in 2021 at its Perron project, 110…
Canada Nickel signs unique agreement with First Nation at Crawford project
Canada Nickel Company (TSXV: CNC; US-OTC: CNIKF) is partnering with the Taykwa Tagamou First Nation to develop electric power for its Crawford nickel-cobalt sulphide project in Ontario’s Timmins-Cochrane mining camp….
Roxgold grows Seguela resources in West Africa
Gold miner Roxgold (TSX: ROXG; US-OTC: ROGFF) has released an updated resource estimate for its Seguela gold project in Cote d’Ivoire. The update features growth in the total ounce inventory,…
The View from England: Gold supported by the divine proportion
What a Leap Year it has been! Quite apart from Brexit in Europe, a chaotic Presidential election in the United States and Covid-19 everywhere, we have uncertainty over the price…
TSX Venture rises, Dec. 7-11
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index rose 1.46% (11.19 points) to finish the Dec. 7-11 trading week at 780.30. Spot gold dropped US$24.50 per oz. (1.31%) to US$1,839.50 per ounce. Shares…
Companies with ESG focus can attract higher valuations, ERM says
Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) is now a key part of investment decisions in the private capital markets, sustainability consulting firm ERM concluded in a recent report. ERM surveyed 54…
Political turmoil in Peru could slow major infrastructure works
The sudden removal of a popular president amidst the coronavirus pandemic plunged Peru into chaos last month. On Nov. 9, Peru’s single-chamber Congress voted to impeach President Martín Vizcarra amid…
The Northern Miner’s most clicked stories in 2020
As we near the end of 2020, the Northern Miner has compiled its list of the top ten most-clicked stories on our website. The stories are ranked in descending order…
Quo Vadis? Mining, metals and minerals in a circular economy
We are all familiar with the principles and practice of recycling and re-using, and for many it is a common practice of daily life. Our society has a long history…