BC’s highest NPV exploration projects
Using the database of our sister company Mining Intelligence, The Northern Miner compiled the following list of British Columbia’s four exploration projects with the highest net present values (NPVs), as…
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Jaguar Mining CEO resigns, company cuts guidance for 2018
Shares of Jaguar Mining (TSX: JAG) lost a third of their value in mid-August after the abrupt resignation of the company’s CEO Rodney Lamond, along with news the junior gold…
New Gold faces challenges at Rainy New Gold aims for Rainy River turnaround
VANCOUVER — New Gold (TSX: NGD, NYSE-AM: NGD) had hoped 2018 would be the year it put development challenges to bed at its Rainy River gold mine in northwestern Ontario. In 2017,…
Aben Resources adds Eric Sprott as strategic shareholder
Aben Resources (TSXV: ABN; US-OTC: ABNAF) is expanding its exploration and drilling program this year at its Forrest Kerr gold project in B.C.’s Golden Triangle, with the help of a…
Top-8 US uranium, REE juniors
VANCOUVER — With the Trump Administration in the U.S. unveiling earlier this year its list of critical minerals vital to the U.S. economy, the need to secure domestic supplies of…
Imperial Metals records $28M loss on strike, operating issues
A strike at Imperial Metals’ (TSX: III) Mt. Polley copper-gold-silver mine in central B.C. and lower copper recoveries at its Red Chris copper-gold mine in northwestern B.C. in the second…
TMAC posts mixed Q2 results
TMAC Resources (TSX: TMR) posted a net loss of $10.3 million (11¢ per share) in the second quarter and warned there might be a risk of breaching certain debt covenants…
Top 10 US-based mining companies
The Northern Miner presents its top-10 list of the largest U.S.-headquartered mining companies. 1. SOUTHERN COPPER Market cap: US$35 billion Southern Copper (NYSE: SCCO), an 88%-owned subsidiary of the conglomerate…
Sokoman Iron sparks gold fever in Newfoundland
VANCOUVER — Sokoman Iron (TSXV: SIC; US-OTC: GDNDF) has struck gold with the first hole in drilling at its Moosehead gold project in central Newfoundland, 20 km west of the…
Top 10 US developers and explorers
The Northern Miner presents its top-10 list of the largest U.S. developers and explorers (with no production). 1. GOLD RESERVE Market cap: US$237 million Spokane-based Gold Reserve (TSXV: GRZ; US-OTC:…
TSX Venture drops 1%, Aug. 6-10
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index fell 1% to end the trading week at 693.75. The index is now down 17% over the past six months. Shares of Aben Resources rose…
US markets slip, Aug. 6-10
The trading week began with U.S. President Donald Trump reimposing a number of sanctions on Iran — three months after he pulled the U.S. out of the Iran nuclear deal…