Kerr Mines to make production decision on Copperstone next year
When two successful businessmen — one from Saudi Arabia and the other from Canada — amass 35% of a junior company’s common shares and dip into their own pockets to…
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Nominations open for YMP’s 2018 Peter Munk and Eira Thomas awards
The Young Mining Professionals (YMP) association in partnership with The Northern Miner will be hosting the second annual YMP Awards on March 3, 2018, at Toronto’s Shangri-La Hotel during the opening weekend…
Nevada green-lights McEwen Mining’s Gold Bar
Nevada has approved McEwen Mining’s (TSX: MUX; NYSE: MUX) final environmental impact statement for its Gold Bar project and the company says it will start building the gold mine immediately. “Gold…
Expert roundtable discusses perception of mining
A roundtable discussion on the imperativeness of innovation in the mining industry and the importance of “getting it right” on corporate social responsibility, kicked off The Northern Miner’s recent Progressive…
Chakana’s Soledad attracts Doug Kirwin
When a renowned geologist like Douglas Kirwin throws his weight behind a junior exploration company, the mining world usually sits up and takes notice. Kirwin, a member of the joint…
Ross McElroy stakes new ground in Saskatchewan
Ross McElroy may call Kelowna, B.C., home, but his heart lies in Saskatchewan, where he has played a key role in four major discoveries in the Athabasca basin. The geologist…
Monarques pours first gold at Beaufor, grows Wasamac resource
Monarques Gold (TSXV: MQR) has joined the club of Canadian gold producers after pouring its first gold bar from its Beaufor mine in Quebec, 20 km northeast of Val-d’Or. The…
Iamgold CEO Letwin’s passionate keynote on cost control, innovation and gold’s bright future
The following is a transcript of the keynote speech by Stephen Letwin, president and CEO of Iamgold (TSX: IMG; NYSE: IAG) at the inaugural Progressive Mine Forum presented by The…
Stornoway’s Matt Manson speaks on the struggle to build Renard at PMF
The following is a transcript of the remarks made by Stornoway Diamond president and CEO Matt Manson at the Progressive Mine Forum in Toronto on Oct. 23, where he was…
Editorial: Iamgold’s Letwin tells of hard lessons learned in keynote at PMF
A careful implementation of innovative technology and management techniques is key to thriving in the mining industry in the decades to come. That was the message from many speakers, panelists…
SEC charges Rio Tinto with fraud
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has charged Rio Tinto (NYSE: RIO; LON: RIO) and two of its former executives with fraud for inflating the value of coal assets…
Successful juniors communicate well, AME panel says
VANCOUVER — A panel of mining executives speaking at the Association for Mineral Exploration’s latest Speaker Series event before a crowd of more than 100 in downtown Vancouver in early…