NexGen says Arrow ‘in a class of its own’
VANCOUVER — NexGen Energy (TSX: NXE; NYSE-MKT: NXE) has unveiled its first tentative mine plan for the Rook I uranium project along the southwestern edges of Saskatchewan’s Athabasca basin. The company’s…
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TNM Data Miner: A review of Canada’s top mining companies
In honour of Canada’s 150th anniversary, The Northern Miner has put together an in-depth snapshot of the country’s most prolific modern mining companies. Data was collected from the Intelligence Mine…
When will uranium prices rise enough to justify new mines?
David Cates is president and CEO of Denison Mines (TSX: DML; NYSE-MKT: DNN) and president and CEO of Uranium Participation (TSX: U), a company focused on investing in uranium concentrates….
Denison off to great start in 2017 at Wheeler River
In the last six months, Denison Mines (TSX: DML; NYSE-MKT: DNN) has reached a deal to increase its stake in the Wheeler River uranium project, raised $63.5 million in capital…
The Northern Miner podcast – episode 57: South American copper & Earth’s evolution
We’re back with a rock-solid episode featuring detailed updates on the wide world of international mining. Lesley sits down with Dr. Nicholas Gardiner, a research fellow at Western Australia’s Curtin…
TNM Data Miner: Trends in Canadian equity finance and investment
The Northern Miner has joined forces again with sister company Infomine to leverage the powerful Intelligence Mine database to outline trends in equity financing for Canadian mining during the most recent market downturn….
TNM Roundtable: Industry leaders debate strategy
Industry experts weighed in on how companies could best deploy cash at The Northern Miner’s roundtable discussion in Toronto in early April. The roundtable — sponsored by PwC and moderated…
A 4 billion-year-old story etched in stone: Geology and metal in Canada
VANCOUVER — Canada’s geological heritage goes back over 4 billion years to when the earth was a young, hot planet covered by ocean. During this time, intense volcanism formed the…
TNM Data Miner: Canada’s Top 100 Exploration Projects in 2016
The Northern Miner has collaborated with Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) and IntelligenceMine to present an interactive data board of the top-100 Canadian exploration assets in 2016 based on project expenditures. NRCan contributed, geographically by province and territory,…
There’s more than meets the eye in NWT and Nunavut
VANCOUVER — Beneath the glacier-scoured lakes and barren tundra of the Northwest Territories (N.W.T.) and Nunavut is a collection of disparate Archean- to Proterozoic-aged crust that were stitched together along…
PDAC 2017: Copper, zinc looking good for 2017
To ease in to the Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada annual convention in Toronto in early March, it’s always a good idea to take in the commodity talks on…
TSX slips as oil price sinks, March 6-10
The S&P/TSX Composite Index dipped 0.7% to close at 15,506.68, as oil and gold prices declined. The S&P/TSX Global Mining Index dropped 4.7% to 64.46, while the S&P/TSX Global Gold…