Heavy rains dampen Detour’s 2016 production guidance
Detour Gold (TSX: DGC) has run into a minor setback at its Detour Lake mine near Cochrane, Ont., causing the miner to revise its 2016 production and cost guidance again…
2016
OceanaGold completes PEA on Haile underground
OceanaGold (TSX: OGC) has been building and operating gold mines for the last 26 years and considers itself something of an expert on both open-pit and underground mining. Its Didipio…
Miner Moments #4: Exploration Insights’ Joe Mazumdar talks investment strategies
Matt Keevil is joined by analyst Joe Mazumdar of Exploration Insights to talk investing strategy in the current market. Topics include a focus on earlier-stage exploration projects, the recent surge…
Wallbridge, Lonmin mark progress at Parkin in Sudbury
Wallbridge Mining (TSX: WM) and its largest shareholder, Lonmin (LSE: LMI), have approved a $3.95-million drill program starting Oct. 1 for their Parkin nickel-copper-platinum group metal (PGM) project near Sudbury,…
Editorial: Faulty design behind Samarco tailings disaster
A review panel tasked with determining the cause of the Samarco tailings disaster in Minas Gerais, Brazil, 10 months ago has released its report on the immediate causes of the…
TSX Venture closes in the black, Aug. 29 – Sept. 2
VANCOUVER — The S&P TSX Venture Composite Index gained 5.39 points during the Aug. 29 – Sept. 2 trading period before closing at 810.92 points. Markets rebounded during late-week trading…
Prosper Gold starts drill testing its Ashley project
Prosper Gold (TSXV:PGX) has kicked off drilling at its Ashley gold project in central Ontario, roughly seven months after optioning into the property, with results expected out in the fourth…
The Northern Miner podcast – episode 28: Our eyes on autumn ft. Mickey Fulp
Matt is joined by the Mercenary Geologist, Mickey Fulp, to talk the U.S. economy, elections, and a potential interest rate hike from the Federal Reserve. We ask if gold stocks are…
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….
TSX gains, Aug. 29 – Sept. 2
The S&P/TSX Composite Index rose 1.06% to 14,795.70, despite mixed economic news. The S&P/TSX Global Mining Index edged up 0.35% to 63.20 and the S&P/TSX Global Gold Index added 1.45% to…
Harte Gold steps up work at Sugar near Hemlo
Harte Gold (TSX: HRT; US: OTC: HRTFF) says the 70,000-tonne bulk sample underway since April at its Sugar zone deposit in northern Ontario is going smoothly, and it has applied…
West Kirkland improves Hasbrouck’s economics
West Kirkland Mining (TSXV: WKM; US-OTC: WKLDF) has added more shine to its 75%-held Hasbrouck gold-silver project in southwestern Nevada, with an updated prefeasibility study (PFS) outlining lower start-up capital…