Nevada Copper closing in on Pumpkin Hollow production
Under the cloud of slumping base metal prices, advanced-stage developer Nevada Copper (TSX: NCU) says it remains on schedule at its ongoing build of the wholly owned Pumpkin Hollow copper…
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Top 10 US-based mid-tier and junior precious metals companies
U.S. firms have been atop the industry pursuing precious metals across the globe.The Northern Miner presents its top-10 list of U.S.-based, mid-tier and junior precious metals companies. 1. Coeur Mining…
Heap leaching an option at Integra’s DeLamar project
Metallurgical test work at Integra Resources’ (TSXV: ITR; US-OTC: IRRZF) DeLamar project in southwestern Idaho shows heap leaching is a viable option for a large percentage of the resource, the…
Americas Silver plans to pour gold by year-end at Relief Canyon
Americas Silver (TSX: USA; NYSE-AM: USAS) expects to produce gold before year-end at its fully funded Relief Canyon project in Nevada, 153 km northeast of Reno. The mine will produce…
Editorial: Yukon’s geology remains under-explored
The annual tour of mining camps in the Yukon sponsored by the Yukon Mining Alliance (75%) and the Government of Yukon (25%) never fails to impress, and this year’s trip…
Site visit: Fireweed Zinc consolidates Macmillan Pass in the Yukon
MACMILLAN PASS, YUKON — Fireweed Zinc (TSXV: FWZ) CEO Brandon Macdonald travelled to China three times last year, twice to Japan, and also talked with Korean smelters about the company’s…
Top-10, Canada-based precious metals developers
Canadian gold and silver juniors are leading project advancement at home and abroad, as precious metals exploration and development enjoy boom times again. The following are the top-10, Canadian-headquartered precious…
Top-10 Canadian miners by market cap
The Northern Miner presents the top-10, Canada-headquartered mining companies by market capitalization, as of early July 2019. 1. Nutrien Market cap: $41.8 billion Nutrien (TSX: NTR; NYSE: NTR) is the…
Generation options Sibanye-Stillwater’s Marathon
Financier Jamie Levy and mine builder Kerry Knoll have kept busy since selling Pine Point Mining and its zinc project in the Northwest Territories last year to Osisko Metals (TSXV:…
Orvana completes study on Taguas in Argentina
A preliminary economic assessment (PEA) of Orvana Minerals’ (TSX: OR) Taguas gold project, 25 km north of Barrick Gold’s (TSX: ABX; NYSE: ABX) Veladero mine in Argentina, envisions a conventional…
Orla completes study on Camino Rojo in Mexico
Orla Mining’s (TSX: OLA) Camino Rojo open-pit project in Zacatecas, Mexico, would produce 97,000 oz. gold annually over seven years and could be built for US$123 million, a new feasibility…
Integra upgrades resource at DeLamar in Idaho
In less than 18 months since acquiring the DeLamar project in southwestern Idaho, Integra Resources (TSXV: ITR; US-OTC: IRRZF) has upgraded 90% of its global resource from the inferred to…