TSX moves lower, July 18-22
A state of emergency imposed in Turkey following a failed military coup, an attack at a shopping mall in Germany that left nine people dead, and the week-long Republican National…
Copper
Lupaka’s Invicta to hit commercial production in November
Lupaka Gold (TSXV: LPK) says a recent US$6.1-million gold purchase agreement with New York-based Pandion Mine Finance will get the construction of its Invicta polymetallic mine in Peru across the…
The Northern Miner podcast – episode 21: Land of the Midnight Sun
Matt and Lesley record on-site at the Yukon Mining Alliance Investment Conference 2016 in Dawson City! We dig into our conversations with Goldcorp (TSX: G; NYSE: GG) representatives on the recent…
Odds ‘n’ Sods: Strange discovery under a freakish quartzite mound in Arizona
Let’s start this story close to its end with an April 27, 1967, front-page headline from Tucson’s Arizona Daily Star: “Papagos lease site for copper mine,” followed by a sub-headline:…
Lundin Mining discovery to extend Eagle mine life
VANCOUVER — Lundin Mining’s (TSX: LUN; US-OTC: LUNMF) high-grade Eagle East nickel-copper discovery is on track to extend the life of its Eagle mine in western Marquette County of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. The company…
Centerra unveils US$1.1B bid for Thompson Creek
VANCOUVER — Centerra Gold (TSX: CG; US-OTC: CAGDF) has been shopping for gold assets in Canada, and on July 5 the company found a fit in debt-heavy Thompson Creek Metals (TSX: TCM; US-OTC: TCPTF)…
Indonesian sale nets Newmont US$1.3B
VANCOUVER — Newmont Mining (NYSE: NEM) indicated earlier this year that it was in talks to divest its Indonesian business unit to a consortium of local investors, and on June 30 it…
Imperial Metals to resume Mount Polley operations
VANCOUVER — The B.C. Ministry of Energy and Mines has given Imperial Metals (TSX: III; US-OTC: IPMLF) permission to resume full production at its Mount Polley copper-gold mine, 56 km…
Kincora eyes massive land position in Mongolia’s South Gobi
VANCOUVER — Kincora Copper (TSXV: KCC; US-OTC: BZDLF) hopes that a renewed sense of political stability in Mongolia will reinvigorate investor interest, and it is doubling down on the country…
The Northern Miner podcast – episode 18: Brexit, AME BC and First Nations, and pranks!
Lesley and Matt talk the Brexit vote (which Matt incorrectly predicts), a big-time policy statement from the AME BC about unauthorized payment demands by First Nations in B.C., Centerra Gold’s (TSX:…
TSX Venture holds steady, June 13-17
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index closed relatively unchanged at 715.36 points. Spot gold nearly broke two-year highs, rising 1.9%, or US$24.41, to a US$1,298.65 per oz. close, as the U.S….
The Northern Miner podcast – episode 17: Permit troubles, bidding wars, and goat brains
Lesley and Matt drill into the unexpected permit rejection of Sabina Gold and Silver’s (TSX: SBB; US-OTC: SGSVF) promising Back River gold property 400 km southwest of the community of Cambridge…