Nuvau sees lower capex for Matagami
An upcoming study by Nuvau Minerals (TSXV: NMC) on potentially restarting the historic Matagami base-metal operation in Quebec will extend the project’s mine life while reducing pre-production costs. Nuvau is…
Precious Metals
TNM Drill Down: Contango tops silver assays for past month
Canada, the United States and Mexico yielded the best silver results from Aug. 17 to Sept. 15, data compiled by The Northern Miner show. Holes from Contango Silver & Gold…
Northern Miner awards Sean Boyd who built Agnico Eagle on ‘culture of the heart’
Sean Boyd complimented Paul Penna on his briefcase the first time the young auditor met Agnico Eagle Mines (TSX, NYSE: AEM) founder in 1983. Penna placed it on the tiny…
Colorado summit video: Giustra says gold rally is missing retail
Ordinary investors have largely sat out gold’s rally, leaving room for another leg higher while central banks keep buying on price dips, veteran mining financier Frank Giustra says. Central banks…
Ranked: September capital raisings tumble 90%
Mining financings fell nearly 90% year over year to $765 million (C$1 billion) in September, down 78% from August. Over the 12 months ended Sept. 30, tracked financings totalled $23.34…
Silver shortage could flip to surplus in 2027: Deutsche
Rising silver inventories and declining industrial demand could trigger a supply glut as soon as next year, Deutsche Bank says in a new report. Spot prices for silver could average…
Barrick secures 15-year North Mara licences in Tanzania
Tanzania has renewed Barrick Mining’s (TSX: ABX; NYSE: B) licences for the North Mara gold mine for 15 years, securing its operating tenure as the company weighs an expansion. North…
Cambria targets late 2027 Premier mill restart
Cambria Gold Mines (TSXV: CAMB; US-OTC: CAMVF) is targeting another restart of the Premier gold mill in northern British Columbia for late next year after insufficient underground feed derailed its…
Sponsored: Riverside readies Mexico spinout
Riverside Resources President and CEO John-Mark Staude and Vice-President for Exploration for Ravina Resources Julian Manco in conversation with The Northern Miner Western Editor Henry Lazenby. This sponsored video is…
Freeport’s Grasberg copper mill reaches 67% after last year’s mudslide
Freeport-McMoRan (NYSE: FCX) averaged nearly two-thirds of normal milling rates at its Grasberg copper-gold complex in Indonesia during the third quarter, a year after a mudslide killed seven workers and…
New $850M debt deal moves Troilus copper-gold project closer to full funding
A new debt-financing accord brings Troilus Mining (TSX: TLG; US-OTC: CHXMF) closer to securing the entire capital needed to develop its namesake copper-gold project in Quebec. Germany’s KfW IPEX-Bank and France’s…
Pension funds use gold as bond hedge weakens
Gold is finding a durable place in some pension-fund portfolios as investors look for protection from inflation, market shocks and the weakening diversification benefits of bonds, according to the World…