Is copper the new gold?
One of the key themes that emerged from the 30th BMO Global Metals & Mining conference last week was the desire among many gold and base metal companies to increase…
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U.S. markets mixed, Feb. 15-19
The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 35.92 points (0.11%) to 31,494.32 during the Feb. 15-19 trading week and the S&P500 fell 28.12 points (0.72%) to 3,906.71. Spot gold finished the…
TSX mixed, Nov. 23-Nov. 27
The S&P/TSX Composite Index rose 2.22% to 17,396.56 during the Nov. 23-Nov. 27 trading week. The S&P/TSX Global Mining Index increased by 0.27% to 94.34, and the S&P/TSX Global Base…
Callinex says Pine Bay could revitalise Flin Flon
The Flin Flon mining district, which straddles Manitoba and Saskatchewan, hosts Hudbay Minerals’ (TSX: HBM; NYSE: HBM) 777 mine. The underground mine, which has been producing base and precious metals…
Pacton Gold uses AI to advance projects in Red Lake
In the summer of 1925, the discovery of gold in northwestern Ontario’s Red Lake region triggered the last great gold rush in North America. At the height of the gold…
Hudbay posts US$51.9M loss on Constancia suspension
Canadian miner Hudbay Minerals (TSX: HBM, NYSE: HBM) posted a US$51.9 million loss in the second quarter, as an eight-week suspension of its Constancia copper mine in Peru weighed on results….
Top 10 Canada-based companies with substantial US assets
The U.S. is fertile ground for a variety of minerals, and Canadian companies are active throughout the country. The Northern Miner presents its top 10 list of the biggest Canada-based…
Rockcliff updates Tower and Talbot resources
Rockcliff Metals (CSE: RCLF) has released resource updates for the Tower and Talbot volcanogenic massive sulphide (VMS) deposits within the Flin Flon-Snow Lake greenstone belt in Manitoba. At its wholly-owned…
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…
Flin Flon mining to stop in 2021, Hudbay memo says
Despite its best efforts, the “most likely scenario” is that in 2021, mining operations will cease in Flin Flon, Man., an internal memo to employees at Hudbay Minerals (TSX: HBM;…
TSX posts mixed results, Oct. 1-5
Canada’s benchmark index fell 0.9% to 15,946.17 and the S&P/TSX Global Mining Index fell 0.39% to 65.54. Gold performed better, however, as the S&P/TSX Global Gold Index rose 2% to…
Nickel Creek rethinks Nickel Shaw in Yukon
DAWSON, YUKON — Nickel Creek Platinum (TSX: NCP; US-OTC: NCPCF) is wrapping up a new round of metallurgical testing at its Nickel Shaw polymetallic project near Destruction Bay, Yukon, 317 km…