Jeffrey Christian on bitcoin and ‘runaway’ gold price
Jeffrey Christian is the managing partner of CPM Group, a commodities research and management, consulting and financial advisory firm in New York. He founded the company in 1986, spinning off…
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Osisko Metals consolidates Bathurst camp
In the last year, newly minted Osisko Metals (TSXV: OM; US-OTC: BWMXF) has picked up over 500 sq. km in New Brunswick’s Bathurst mining camp, the third-largest volcanogenic massive sulphide…
Diamonds in Canada editorial: Dominion’s latest transformation
In recent decades, Dominion Diamond has been one of the more interesting companies to watch — not just in the diamond space but in mining, period. As Aber Diamond, it…
Gold Standard Ventures finds new zone at North Bullion in Nevada
Gold Standard Ventures (TSX: GSV; NYSE-AM: GSV) is spending US$15.5 million this year on a 48,800-metre program of core and reverse-circulation drill holes at its Railroad-Pinion gold project in Nevada’s…
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…
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…