TSX dips, Nov. 28-Dec. 2
The S&P/TSX Composite Index fell 0.2% to 15,052.52, despite a surge in oil prices and a decent jobs report. The S&P/TSX Global Mining Index fell 0.9% to 65.19, while the…
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The Northern Miner podcast – episode 39: Matt & Mickey’s global commodity special ft. Mickey Fulp
Western Editor Matthew Keevil welcomes the Mercenary Geologist, Mickey Fulp, to the podcast as a guest co-host to go over some of the major events in world economics and politics….
CPM’s Jeffrey Christian shares precious metal forecasts
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…
Could Aton’s Abu Marawat in Egypt surpass Sukari?
When former Egyptian president Gamal Abdel Nasser stood on the steps of the Alexandria Stock Exchange in July 1956 and declared he was going to nationalize the Suez Canal, a…
Site visit: Minera IRL’s Ollachea shows potential despite boardroom battles
OLLACHEA, PUNO PROVINCE, PERU — Women sift through slate muck piles, raking through the debris with a fork in one hand and a water hose in the other, looking for…
Northern Vertex advances Moss with a little help from its friends
Money doesn’t seem to be a problem these days for junior Northern Vertex Mining (TSXV: NEE), which is building a US$33-million open-pit mine complex at its Moss gold project in…
The Northern Miner podcast – episode 38: Academic pilgrimages and Joe Mazumdar at the Metals Investor Forum
Matt returns following an academic sojourn for his Master’s residency with some insights on market activity and plans for The Northern Miner multimedia platforms heading into the new year. We…
Editorial: Silver’s Liberals bring ‘sunny ways’ to the Yukon
Voters in Canada’s Yukon Territory have embraced the “change narrative” that has come to broadly define the politics of the moment. Last year’s ousting of Stephen Harper’s long-standing Conservative government…
Kamoa-Kakula deal ‘pivotal,’ Friedland says
Ivanhoe Mines’ (TSX: IVN; US-OTC: IVPAF) executive chairman Robert Friedland and CEO Lars-Eric Johansson held a conference call on Nov. 28 to share details on progress at the company’s three…
Rye Patch Gold to restart Florida Canyon in early 2017
Four months after buying the fully permitted Florida Canyon gold mine in Nevada for US$15 million in cash and 20 million shares, Rye Patch Gold (TSXV: RPM; US-OTC: RPMGF) is…
TSX Venture loses ground, Nov. 21-25
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index lost 1.6%, or 12.09 points, en route to a 734.58-point weekly close. December contracts for gold bullion dropped US$27.75 before closing near a nine-month low…
Wall Street rises, Nov. 21–25
U.S. equities ended holiday-shortened trading in positive territory. The S&P 500 Index rose 1.4% to 2,213.35, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average advanced 1.5% to 19,152.14. The Nasdaq Composite Index…