Endeavour Mining bids for Avnel Gold
Unless another gold miner like B2Gold (TSX: BTO; NYSE-MKT: BTG) or Randgold Resources (LON: RRS; NASDAQ: GOLD) swoops in with a sweeter offer, the boards of both Endeavour Mining (TSX:…
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Sumitomo joins Iamgold at Côté gold project
VANCOUVER — Iamgold (TSX: IMG; NYSE: IAG) been searching for a partner to help shoulder capital development costs at its Côté gold property, 130 km southwest of Timmins, Ont., and it…
The Northern Miner podcast – episode 62: Exploration Insights & extinction-level events ft. Brent Cook
We’re back with an action-packed episode that tackles — in equal parts — the state of junior mining markets and extinction level events. Lesley swings by for another edition of the…
US markets inch higher, May 29-June 2
Markets in the U.S. were closed for the Memorial Day holiday on May 29. For the rest of the week, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.60% to 21,206.29 and…
Wall Street dips, May 15-19
The three major U.S. stock indexes fell during the third week of May. The S&P 500 Index slipped 0.38% to 2,381.73 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 0.44% to…
TNM Data Miner: Top-five Canadian gold hits
The Northern Miner, using the IntelligenceMine database of our sister company Infomine, has compiled the recent top-five gold intercepts (grade multiplied by width) reported in Canada. The data included diamond drill results…
TomaGold keeps good company in Quebec and Ontario
For a junior gold explorer trading at 9¢ a share, TomaGold’s (TSXV: LOT) list of joint-venture partners on projects in central Canada could come as a surprise. The company has three…
Commentary: Powering the Essakane gold mine
Iamgold (TSX: IMG; NYSE: IAG) operates in extremely remote regions of the world, and with mining a highly power-intensive business, energy is not something we take for granted. Our Essakane gold mine…
Radisson Mining advances O’Brien gold project in Quebec’s Abitibi
The O’Brien gold mine in the Abitibi region of northwestern Quebec was the richest mine by grade along the Larder Lake-Cadillac Fault between 1926 and 1957, when miners intermittently made…
Commentary: Creating a benchmarking program for precious metals miners
The 2011–2016 metals bear market marked a historic inflection point for the mining industry. With a market capitalization erosion exceeding hundreds of billions of dollars, the focus shifted from maximizing…
US equities edge higher, Sept. 12-16
U.S. markets remained buoyant despite uncertainty ahead of the U.S. Federal Reserve meetings scheduled for Sept. 20–21. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.2% to 18,123.80 and the S&P 500…
US stocks steady, Aug. 29 – Sept. 2
Worries over a potential rate hike by the U.S. Federal Reserve were alleviated somewhat during the trading week with lower than expected job numbers. Total non-farm payroll employment in the U.S….