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…
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Geology Corner: Deposits that host the world’s base metals
The earth has many unique ways of stripping base metals from its crust and concentrating them into deposits. Over the course of civilization, humans have uncovered seven main types: sediment-hosted…
Metals Commentary: Zinc sentiment staring into the bear pit
Where are zinc prices headed? It’s a question that brings distinctly different opinions and forecasts from the bullish and bearish camps. While zinc’s macro-fundamentals could arguably support more robust prices,…
Tinka delivers Ayawilca PEA study
Several years after its discovery, Tinka Resources (TSXV: TK) has delivered a preliminary economic assessment (PEA) on the zinc sulphide deposit at its wholly owned Ayawilca project, 200 km northeast…
Base Metals Snapshot: Eight companies advancing projects around the globe
As the global demand for base metals grows, mining companies are on the hunt for new deposits that they can develop into operating mines. Here are eight companies with significant…
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…
Fireweed Zinc’s John Robins on ‘deal of the century’ in the Yukon
John Robins is the executive chairman and a director at Fireweed Zinc (TSXV: FWZ), which is advancing its massive zinc-lead project in the Yukon. Robins was the founder, executive chairman…
Rockcliff gears up to drill in Snow Lake
At the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) convention in Toronto in March 2018, Rockcliff Metals (CSE: RCLF) was a struggling junior with a large land package in the…
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…
Amex Exploration drills high-grade gold at Perron
After setting up Sulliden Exploration in 1995 and opening an office in Lima in 1996, Jacques Trottier wrote a personal cheque in 2002 to acquire a gold property from a…
Canadian Mining Symposium Snapshot: Presenters pursue riches on varied fronts
The Canadian mining industry and European investment community come together once again on May 22, 2019 for The Northern Miner’s third annual Canadian Mining Symposium at Canada House in London,…