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…
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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…
TSX advances, Sept. 3-6: Nickel Creek Platinum, Stornoway Diamond, Freegold Ventures
The S&P/TSX Composite Index advanced 0.84% to close the holiday-shortened trading week at 16,519.85. Spot gold finished at US$1506.50 per oz., down US$13.10 per oz., after hitting a mid-week high…
Treasury’s Goliath project gets environmental approval
The Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency has given Treasury Metals (TSX: TML; US-OTC: TSRMF) the green light to develop its wholly owned Goliath gold project, 20 km east of Dryden in…
TSX Venture down, Sept. 2-6: Probe Metals, Chesapeake Gold, GT Gold
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index fell 0.14% to 588.51 during the trading week. Probe Metals rose 9.8%, or 13¢, to $1.46 per share in the wake of an updated resource…
McEwen Mining bulks up Black Fox complex
Two years ago, McEwen Mining (TSX: MUX; NYSE: MUX) purchased the Black Fox mine complex in northeastern Ontario for US$35 million. The complex — 70 km from Timmins and 9…
Ontario Snapshot: Eight companies with Ontario mines and exploration projects
Ontario is the largest mineral-producing province by value in Canada. Last year the province produced $10.1 billion in minerals, or 21.4% of Canada’s $47-billion worth of mineral production. It also…
Is Chile losing ground in the lithium space?
Chile should lead the world in lithium production. The Salar de Atacama in northern Chile is the world’s largest and richest lithium resource, containing almost half the world’s known reserves,…
Argonaut Gold to hedge gold from El Castillo
After a challenging second quarter at its El Castillo complex in Mexico, Argonaut Gold (TSX: AR) will hedge part of the operation’s remaining life-of-mine production. The company told shareholders in…
The Northern Miner Podcast – episode 150: Scotiabank’s Rory Johnston on metal prices and the global slowdown
This week marks the 150th episode of The Northern Miner Podcast, with new music, a hat tip to previous hosts, and a feature interview by acting editor-in-chief Trish Saywell with…