Editorial: Cobalt positioned to enjoy strong year
In many eyes, cobalt is set to become an investor darling for 2018, and the recent royalty hike on cobalt production by the government of the world’s largest producer —…
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Mountain Province to acquire Kennady Diamonds in all-share friendly deal
Mountain Province Diamonds (TSX: MPVD; NASDAQ: MPVD), which owns 49% of the Gahcho Kue diamond mine in the Northwest Territories, plans to acquire Kennady Diamonds (TSXV: KDI), whose Kennady North…
Exclusive interview: Pretium’s Ovsenek responds to Brucejack ramp-up criticisms
On Jan. 23, Pretium Resources (TSX: PVG; NYSE: PVG) provided an update on the ramp-up of its flagship Brucejack underground gold mine in northwestern B.C.’s Golden Triangle district. The company…
TSX Venture trends higher, Jan. 22-26
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index rose 1.18% to finish the trading week at 890.80. High-grade sample results at its Cerro Blanco gold project in Guatemala sent shares of Bluestone Resources…
TSX dips slightly, Jan. 22-26
Canada’s benchmark index fell 0.69% to close the trading week at 16,239.20. The S&P/TSX Global Mining Index fell 0.13% to 75.23 while the S&P/TSX Global Gold Index rose 1.55% to…
BMO: Pretium provides ‘more questions than answers’ at Brucejack
VANCOUVER — Shares of Pretium Resources (TSX: PVG; NYSE: PVG) dropped sharply following a Jan. 23 production update for its flagship Brucejack underground gold mine in northwestern B.C.’s Golden Triangle district….
Great Thunder drills Chubb
Great Thunder Gold (TSXV: GTG) has announced drill results from its wholly owned Chubb lithium project located 32 km north of Val-d’Or, Que., as it tries to advance the project…
The Northern Miner podcast – episode 89: The AME Roundup uber special ft. Exploration Insights
Subscribe, rate and follow us on SoundCloud, iTunes, YouTube, Google Play, Stitcher or RSS Feed! It’s our annual AME Roundup special at The Northern Miner podcast! Matt is bringing you live commentary and coverage from the marquee…
New Age options Manitoba projects to Azincourt
New Age Metals (TSXV: NAM; US-OTC: PAWEF) is probably best known for its River Valley project near Sudbury in northwestern Ontario, now the largest undeveloped platinum group metals (PGM) project…
Roundup 2018: Osisko’s Roosen on tackling ‘tough’ markets
VANCOUVER — Sean Roosen’s Osisko group of companies is among a rare breed of mining-focused entrepreneurial firms that have flourished over the past decade despite frigid capital markets and low commodity…
Lomiko approaches PEA at La Loutre graphite project
Lomiko Metals (TSXV: LMR) is trying to leverage the recent lithium boom without actually mining any lithium. It says it has found a backdoor into the lithium story, driven by…
Corvus drills toward Mother Lode PEA in Nevada
Corvus Gold (TSX: KOR; US-OTC: CORVF) is drilling its wholly owned Mother Lode gold project in Nevada’s Walker Lane gold belt to establish a resource estimate and preliminary economic assessment…