Rye Patch on verge of becoming Nevada’s next gold producer
Since cofounding Rye Patch Gold (TSXV: RPM; US-OTC: RPMGF) a little over a decade ago, president and CEO William Howald has folded seven projects into the junior’s asset portfolio and…
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TNM Data Miner: Top-five gold exploration hits in Canada in 2016
VANCOUVER — Tapping into the IntelligenceMine database of our sister company Infomine, The Northern Miner has compiled the top-five gold intercepts (grade multiplied by width) reported by exploration-stage companies in Canada in 2016….
Viscount reignites Silver Cliff in Colorado
VANCOUVER — The latest drill results from Viscount Mining’s (TSXV: VML; US-OTC: VLMGF) Silver Cliff project are casting a new light on the historic Hardscrabble silver-lead-zinc mining district, 64 km…
JDL, Luna to merge, become Trek Mining
VANCOUVER — Newly formed JDL Mining (TSXV: JDL; US-OTC: LWLCF) and debt-heavy Luna Gold (TSX: LGC; US-OTC: LGCVF) hope that a proposed merger of the two companies will pave the…
Roundup 2017: Goldcorp scouts out investments in juniors
VANCOUVER — Goldcorp (TSX: G; NYSE: GG) is looking to invest $100 million in a portfolio of junior explorers that have early stage projects with district-scale potential, Goldcorp president and…
NewCastle punches above its weight class at Castle Mountain
Six months ago, NewCastle Gold (TSX: NCA) enticed Gerald Panneton to join the company as president and CEO to help put its past-producing Castle Mountain project in California back into…
New Gold struggles with cost overruns at Rainy River
VANCOUVER — Shares of Canadian gold miner New Gold (TSX: NGD; NYSE-MKT: NGD) were hit hard after revelations of more cost overruns and delays at its wholly owned Rainy River gold…
Detour postpones production from West Detour pit until 2021
A request by one of Detour Gold’s (TSX: DGC) aboriginal partners to submit the company’s environmental study report for its West Detour gold project to the federal government, in addition…
Toachi has VMS target by the tail at La Plata in Ecuador
La Plata — a gold-rich, volcanogenic massive sulphide (VMS) deposit, 85 km south of Ecuador’s capital city of Quito — was the subject of small-scale mining from open-pit and underground…
The Northern Miner podcast – episode 45: Post Roundup 2017 ft. Yukon Deputy Premier
This week we head to the floor of AME BC’s Roundup 2017 conference in Vancouver, B.C., for exclusive Northern Miner coverage. Lesley’s geology corner heads to the Core Shack for…
TSX Venture eases up, Jan. 23-27
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index gained 12.03 points over the Jan. 23-27 report period to a 809.62-point close. Spot gold prices shed US$19.12, or 1.6%, to US$1,191.2 per oz., whereas…
TSX creeps higher, Jan. 23–27
Canada’s main stock index inched up after the first trading week since U.S. president Donald J. Trump took office. The S&P/TSX Composite Index added 0.2% to close at 15,575.81. The…