Atac, Barrick prepare to launch drill program at Rackla
Atac Resources (TSXV: ATC; US-OTC: ATADF) has outlined this year’s exploration program for its 1,700 sq. km Rackla gold property in east-central Yukon, and according to the company, it’s the…
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Stratabound options Golden Culvert in Yukon
Kim Tyler was manager of project evaluations for North America at a mid-tier mining company in September 2016 when he first came across the Golden Culvert property in the Upper…
Orefinders acquires Abitibi property, spins out others
Orefinders Resources (TSXV: ORX) has acquired the past-producing underground McGarry gold mine and surrounding property in Ontario’s portion of the Abitibi greenstone belt. The company is focused on acquiring and…
Mining titan and philanthropist Peter Munk’s lifetime of achievement
It’s an extraordinary story about an extraordinary man who became one of the most legendary entrepreneurs in Canadian history. But at its core it is also a love story. It’s…
Editorial: Peter Munk receives our Lifetime Achievement Award
In this issue of The Northern Miner and at an event at our Canadian Mining Symposium at Canada House in London on April 24 and 25, we are awarding to…
Commentary: Stephen Dattels on friend and former colleague Peter Munk
Senior mining executive and resource financier Stephen R. Dattels joined Barrick Gold in the early 1980s and was one of the key executives during its formative years, where he was…
Nevsun completes prefeasibility at Timok
Nevsun Resources (TSX: NSU; NYSE-AM: NSU) has a busy year ahead. In early April, the mid-tier base metals company released a prefeasibility study for the Cukaru Peki Upper Zone, part…
TSX Venture falls, April 2-6
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index fell 3.45% to end the trading week at 769.15. The index had traded above 800 for most of 2018 before crashing as low as 754…
TSX dips, April 2-6
Canada’s benchmark index fell 1.04% to 12,207.41. The S&P/TSX Global Mining Index fell 1.41% to 69.03 and the S&P/TSX Global Gold Index fell 0.33% to 185.95, while the gold price…
The Northern Miner Podcast – episode 98: Peter Munk retrospective – A life lived in full
In this episode Northern Miner editor-in-chief John Cumming and senior staff writer Trish Saywell look back at the remarkable life and career of Barrick Gold founder Peter Munk, who died…
SolGold steps up drilling campaign in Ecuador
With US$90 million in the bank and plenty of ground still to explore, Brisbane-based SolGold (TSX: SOLG; US-OTC: SLGGF) has embarked on a 120,000-metre, 12-drill program at its Cascabel copper-gold…
Global Gold Snapshot: Nine explorers and miners pushing forward with new projects
With gold prices remaining strong over the past couple of years and showing no signs of abating, gold exploration and mine development are in high gear, with substantial projects and…