Australian developer Wyloo to take up 22.5% of Noront shares
Noront Resources (TSXV: NOT) says it welcomes the investment in the company by Australian explorer and developer Wyloo Metals Pty Ltd. “We are delighted that Wyloo Metals has chosen to…
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Ontario to work with First Nations to unlock Ring of Fire
Ontario is one step closer to making the Ring of Fire a reality. Rick Gregford, Minister of Energy, Northern Development and Mines, and Minister of Indigenous Affairs, announced in August…
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: Ontario gov’t to fund road to Ring of Fire, nearby First Nations
It’s the first bit of genuinely good news about Ontario’s Ring of Fire mineral district in five years: the Ontario government has pledged “support” and provincial funding to build two…
TSX Venture slips, Aug. 21-25
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index dipped 29 points to a 769.47-point close, as spot gold prices rose US$7.5 to US$1,291.35 per oz., and Comex copper prices gained US10¢ to US$3.06…
Noront sheds light on Ring of Fire’s untapped potential
VANCOUVER — The greenstone belt that hosts the nickel-copper-platinum group metal (PGM) and chromite deposits in northern Ontario’s Ring of Fire camp, 540 km northeast of Thunder Bay, is unique…
The Northern Miner podcast – episode 33: Ring of Fire and political roundup
Matt and Lesley are back with a Ring of Fire edition of the Geology Corner! We talk Noront Resources’ (TSXV: NOT) regional consolidation and dig into the underlying science behind chromite…
Noront lobbies for road access to Eagle’s Nest
VANCOUVER — Noront Resources (TSXV: NOT) is encouraged that the Ring of Fire camp in northern Ontario, where the junior has its remote Eagle’s Nest nickel-copper and platinum group metal…
Noront CEO outlines big plans for Ring of Fire
VANCOUVER — Noront Resources (TSXV: NOT; US-OTC: NOSOF) has emerged as a leader across the Ring of Fire region in the James Bay Lowlands of Northern Ontario, and it has a long-term plan in the works that it hopes will establish a…
Franco-Nevada sees opportunities amidst oil and gas slump
VANCOUVER — Royalty and streaming outfit Franco-Nevada (TSX: FNV; NYSE: FNV) is a money-maker, and it has seen big success through gold and platinum group metal investments.
Editorial: Not all pleased with Ring of Fire sale
The final week of April saw the closing of Noront Resources’ acquisition of Cliffs Natural Resources’ chromite assets in northern Ontario’s Ring of Fire region. The deal saw a last-minute bump-up in the price to US$27.5…
TSX Venture bumps higher, March 23-27
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index closed in the green, rising 1.6%, or 10.84 points, en route to a 681.43-point close. Gains were underpinned by rising commodity futures, while Federal Reserve chair Janet Yellen said the U.S. central bank…