PDAC 2017: Randgold’s Bristow on managing gold price cyclicality
Randgold Resources’ (LSE: RRS; NASDAQ: GOLD) chief executive Mark Bristow gave a talk on how to create and protect shareholder value in gold mining during the March 6 keynote session…
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NexGen tops 300M lb uranium at Arrow in Athabasca
VANCOUVER — NexGen Energy (TSX: NXE; US-OTC: NXGEF) has pushed the resource at its wholly owned Rook I property in Saskatchewan’s Athabasca basin, past the 300 million lb. contained U3O8 mark…
The Northern Miner podcast – episode 50: PDAC edition and historic tales ft. Otis Gold
Happy #PDAC2017 week! Matt and Lesley are back with a great edition of the Geology Corner where we discuss some outlandish mining deals from cycles past, including: finding gold in…
Otis Gold CEO talks discovery at Kilgore, Agnico investment
VANCOUVER — Explorer Otis Gold (TSXV: OOO; US-OTC: OGLDF) has closed a $5-million investment from Canadian gold producer Agnico Eagle Mines (TSX: AEM; NYSE: AEM) on the back of exploration…
Saskatchewan the best place to invest, Fraser Institute says
Saskatchewan takes the crown as the most attractive jurisdiction for investment in the Fraser Institute’s annual Survey of Mining Companies 2016, moving up from second place in 2015, and dethroning Western…
Advantage Lithium cashes up before closing Orocobre deal
Advantage Lithium (TSXV: AAL) is turning its focus to Argentina in a race to produce lithium, as lithium demand and prices steadily rise. The junior — which has five lithium…
The Northern Miner podcast – episode 49: PDAC primer and geoscience 101 ft. Lukas Lundin
Matt and Lesley follow-up on their conversation about National Instrument 43-101 technical economic reports with a Geology Corner on prospecting, early-stage exploration and target generation! The discussion includes the interpretation of press…
Aurion discovers gold in Finland
VANCOUVER — Prospect generator Aurion Resources (TSXV: AU) has uncovered gold-rich subcrop within a 700 by 1,100 metre (1.1 km) wide area at its Risti project in northern Finland’s Central…
Gold junior snapshot: 7 companies with active programs
Make no mistake, despite the recent rise in the prices of most mined commodities, it’s still gold that attracts the most interest and financing among the juniors. The following are…
Wall Street gains, Feb. 21-24
The S&P 500 Index added 0.69% to close at 2,367.34, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 0.96% to 20,821.76, both finishing at new highs during the holiday-abbreviated week. The…
TSX Venture eases off, Feb. 21-24
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index shed 7.65 points to an 836.27-point close, while spot gold prices gained US$22.59, or 1.8 %, to US$1,257.19 per oz., and Comex copper prices lost…
TSX slips, Feb. 21-24
The S&P/TSX Composite Index lost ground, retreating 1.9% to 15,533.47, during the holiday-shortened trading week. The S&P/TSX Global Mining Index tumbled 5.2% to 67.69, while the S&P/TSX Global Gold Index lost…