US markets dip, May 14-18
Gold closed at US$1,291.9, down 2% over the previous trading week, as U.S. markets slipped. The Philadelphia Gold and Silver Index fell 2.14% to 82.06, and the Dow Jones Industrial…
Industrial/Specialty Minerals
The Northern Miner Podcast – Miner Moment #9: Artisanal cobalt mining in the DRC ft Lance Hooper
In this quick hit, we present Cobalt Blockchain president and COO Lance Hooper and his comments on artisanal cobalt mining in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) as he…
The Northern Miner Podcast – episode 105: Cobalt & lithium ft Milewski, Bourassa, Goad, Gordon and Hooper
Cobalt, lithium and other battery minerals are the focus of this week’s episode. First we interview Cobalt 27 Capital’s chairman and CEO Anthony Milewski and delve into the latest cobalt…
Barrick takes strategic stake in Midas Gold
In the latest of a series of strategic investments in junior mining companies, Barrick Gold (TSX: ABX; NYSE: ABX) is acquiring a 19.9% stake in Midas Gold (TSX: MAX; US-OTC:…
TSX Venture continues slow slide, April 30-May 4
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index fell 1.47% to end the trading week at 772.24. The index has been on a three-week slide since mid-April, when it traded briefly above 800…
Lithium Chile spins out base metals
Although Lithium Chile (TSXV: LITH) has been a lithium-focused company since 2015, that wasn’t always the case. It went public in 2011 under the name Kairos Capital, and did so…
Far North Snapshot: Seven companies active in the Arctic and near-Arctic
With metal prices on the rise, mineral projects and mines in the Far North are once again becoming more attractive, and companies are devoting more funds this year to work…
First Cobalt investor presentation by Frank Santaguida at CMS 2018
First Cobalt VP Exploration Dr. Frank Santaguida, P. Geo., gives an investor presentation at the Canadian Mining Symposium in London on April 25, 2018.
Nemaska Lithium attracts financing for Whabouchi
Nemaska Lithium (TSX: NMX; US-OTC: NMKEF) has landed two big financing deals in as many weeks with Japanese multinational conglomerate SoftBank Group Corp. and private equity firm Orion Mine Finance….
Nouveau Monde plans all-electric mine in Quebec
Nouveau Monde Graphite (TSXV: NOU) wants to build an all-electric, open-pit mine that will have a carbon neutral footprint at its Matawinie project in Quebec, 120 km north of Montreal. A…
The Northern Miner Podcast – episode 99: Rusal sanctions sow chaos in aluminum markets
This episode is all about base metals, with the latest developments in iron ore, copper and zinc. But the biggest news of all is the imposition of sanctions by the…
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…