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…
Zinc-Lead
Arizona Mining on path to zinc production at Taylor
VANCOUVER — Arizona Mining (TSX: AZ; US-OTC: WLDVF) has advanced its Taylor zinc-lead-silver sulphide deposit Arizona at a rapid pace over the past 18 months, and has now released a preliminary economic assessment (PEA)…
The Northern Miner podcast – episode 55: World Copper Conference & Arizona Mining ft. BIFs
We’re going interstellar this week on the Geology Corner. Lesley digs into banded iron formations (also known as BIFs), which are distinctive units of sedimentary rock. We talk oxygen, snowball…
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,…
Tinka surges on zinc discovery in Peru
VANCOUVER — Explorer Tinka Resources (TSXV: TK) has made a high-grade discovery at its Ayawilca zinc-silver property, 300 km east of Lima, Peru, in what it calls the “best adjacent mineralized…
The Northern Miner podcast – episode 54: The base metal bonanza ft. copper and zinc
Matt is flying solo this week due to scheduling conflicts, but fear not, Lesley will return with rock talk from the Geology Corner next episode. Meanwhile, we get serious about base…
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…
The Northern Miner podcast – episode 53: Canadian geology journey and Trevali interview
This week features Lesley’s Canada-wide review of geological camps. We also dig into new exploration techniques and jursidictions, as well as emerging Canadian geological stories that have caught Lesley’s interest. We discuss…
Trevali to buy Glencore’s Rosh Pinah, Perkoa mines
VANCOUVER — Trevali Mining (TSX: TV) is set to become a larger player in the zinc business with a $400-million deal to buy two zinc mines and several development assets…
Callinex grows Flin Flon footprint
Over the last two years, Callinex Mines (TSXV: CNX; US-OTC: CLLXF) has raised $15 million on the back of exploration success at its Pine Bay polymetallic project in Manitoba. Pine…
EnGold discovers copper-rich skarn at Lac La Hache
VANCOUVER — EnGold Mines (TSXV: EGM) has mobilized another drill rig onto its Lac La Hache polymetallic property in central B.C., following the discovery of a new copper-gold-silver skarn zone…