TSX Venture rises, Nov. 13-17
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index gained 2.87 points to a 799.35-point close, as spot gold prices gained US$17.35 to US$1,292.42 per oz., and Comex copper prices edged up US1¢ to…
Industrial/Specialty Minerals
The Northern Miner podcast – episode 80: The junior mining special ft. PwC & PearTree
This week we’re analyzing trends in junior mining and capital markets! Matt chats with PwC Canada’s National Mining Leader Liam Fitzgerald about the recently-released Junior mine 2017 report. We delve…
The Northern Miner podcast – episode 79: The cobalt craze (!) & AI in mining ft. IBM
We’re going high-tech this week with a focus on technological metals and the future of big data in the mining industry. Matt chats with Cobalt 27 Capital’s (TSXV: KBLT) chairman…
Clean TeQ boosts cobalt grade by 30% at Sunrise
Just a little over a month after it signed an offtake agreement with one of the world’s largest producers of cathode material for the lithium-ion battery industry, Clean TeQ Holdings…
The Northern Miner podcast – episode 76: Commodities outlook & geophysics 101
We’re back with a mega-commodity outlook special that takes a look macroeconomic conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2017. Matt reads through Scotia Capital’s massive, 65-page commodity update and…
eCobalt redevelops mothballed Idaho mine
VANCOUVER — Vancouver-based eCobalt Solutions (TSX: ECS; US-OTC: ECSIF) hopes to restart construction at its Idaho Cobalt project (ICP) next year, which could set the stage for first production in early…
Quebec Snapshot: Nine juniors with active exploration and development projects
Quebec has proven to be a hotbed for junior mining company activity and perennially one of the industry’s favourite jurisdictions in which to operate. Gold remains the target of interest,…
Seven questions investors should ask about geophysical anomalies
VANCOUVER — Geophysical surveys are frequently used by the mining and exploration industry to detect potential mineral deposits hidden beneath the subsurface. However, the results of geophysical surveys can be…
Ontario Snapshot: Six juniors advancing gold, copper and lithium projects
Ontario’s long and prosperous mining history has allowed more than a few juniors to hit the filing cabinets to dust off old mining projects and try to revive them. Here’s…
CleanTeq signs offtake agreement with Chinese company
Robert Friedland, co-chairman of CleanTeq Holdings (ASX: CLQ) and a major shareholder, with 16% of the company’s outstanding shares, has signed an offtake deal with a Chinese company to supply…
Editorial: Ontario gov’t to fund road to Ring of Fire, nearby First Nations
It’s the first bit of genuinely good news about Ontario’s Ring of Fire mineral district in five years: the Ontario government has pledged “support” and provincial funding to build two…
The Northern Miner podcast – episode 71: The commodity forecast special
Matt’s back in studio this week with a forward-looking show on commodity price forecasts and analyst reviews. We’re talking base and precious metals, and will touch on the recent broad…