Stornoway’s creditors keep Renard on life support
Stornoway Diamond (TSX: SWY) and its creditors reached a deal that will see the Renard diamond mine operate during corporate restructuring, after the company’s failure to generate positive free cash…
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Quebec Snapshot: Eight companies to watch
Mining companies spend an average of $8.5 billion a year in Quebec, and the industry generates $962 million annually for the provincial government, excluding corporate income taxes, according to the…
Bell Copper chases payoff from Perseverance
Tim Marsh likes to say that it took 150 drill holes to hit the high-grade core of the massive Oyu Tolgoi copper-gold porphyry deposit that made the Mongolian discovery economic….
Integra completes ‘exceptional’ PEA on DeLamar in Idaho
A preliminary economic assessment (PEA) of Integra Resources’ (TSXV: ITR; US-OTC: IRRZF) DeLamar project in southwestern Idaho envisions a ten-year mining operation producing an average of 124,000 gold-equivalent oz. per…
Argentina’s future uncertain ahead of elections
Three years ago, foreign investors in Argentina could hardly believe their luck. Within weeks of taking office in December 2015, President Mauricio Macri rapidly dismantled much of the interventionist policies…
The Northern Miner Podcast – episode 152: Marketing and branding will be key to natural diamond industry, ft. Paul Zimnisky
This episode features independent diamond analyst and consultant Paul Zimnisky, who presented at The Northern Miner’s annual Diamonds in Canada Symposium at the TMX Broadcast Centre, in Toronto, on June…
Revving up Greenland’s mineral production will take time
The MV Happy Dragon had just sailed into safe harbour at Charleston, S.C., when Hurricane Dorian forced the vessel back out to sea to await better weather. The cargo ship…
Osisko drills for Windfall’s ‘roots’
Discoveries earlier this year at the Windfall gold project in Quebec drove Osisko Mining (TSX: OSK) in July to boost its drill program by 200,000 metres, bringing the total for…
Teranga’s Wahgnion mine processes ore ahead of schedule
Teranga Gold’s (TSX: TGZ; US-OTC: TGCDF) Wahgnion open-pit gold mine in Burkina Faso started processing ore in August, two months ahead of schedule, and is expected to produce 30,000 to…
Site visit: Continental stays on track at Buritica
BURITICA, COLOMBIA — It has been one year since The Northern Miner last toured the Buritica gold project, and the interim has been a critical period for Continental Gold (TSX:…
Ontario to work with First Nations to unlock Ring of Fire
Ontario is one step closer to making the Ring of Fire a reality. Rick Gregford, Minister of Energy, Northern Development and Mines, and Minister of Indigenous Affairs, announced in August…
The Northern Miner Podcast – episode 151: Balancing economic development and the environment in BC, ft. Day, Burleton, Nikolejsin, Coles Jr and Els
This episode features the provincial mining panel discussion from The Northern Miner’s annual Canadian Mining Symposium held at Canada House in London, U.K., earlier this year. The panel consisted of…