Randgold’s Bristow hits the road on motorbike journey across Africa
In what is believed to be the first attempt by motorbike, Mark Bristow embarked at dawn on June 1 on a 7,500 km journey that would take him from the…
2016
Pure Energy fosters ingenuity for lithium brine technology
VANCOUVER — Pure Energy Minerals (TSXV: PE) is testing a processing technology that could be a game changer for its Clayton Valley South lithium brine project, located beside Albemarle’s (NYSE: ALB)…
Film review: KONELĪNE finds drama in BC’s Golden Triangle
Northwest British Columbia is a land of abundance and beauty. Teeming with wildlife, the mountains, rivers and valleys are also home to the Tahltan First Nation. Riches below the surface…
Rye Patch scoops up Florida Canyon gold mine in Nevada
VANCOUVER —Rye Patch Gold (TSXV: RPM; US-OTC: RPMGF) is buying the venerable Florida Canyon heap-leach gold mine in Pershing County, Nev., out of receivership after its previous owner, Jipangu of…
TSX Venture falls, May 23-27
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index fell 2.6%, or 17.6 points, to a 668.54-point close over the trading period. Spot gold hit a three-month low, falling 3.2%, or US$39.60, to US$1,212.38…
Editorial: Northern Andean economies groan as oil revenues dry up
There’s nothing quite like a fall in oil prices to expose the cracks in the economies and politics of countries highly dependent on oil exports. And such is the case…
Orion to finance Premier Gold
When it comes to financing companies in the mining sector, private equity firms typically call the shots. But in a deal announced on May 31, Orion Mine Finance appears to…
US stocks surge, May 23–27
U.S. indexes gained ahead of the Memorial Day weekend, after U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen hinted at a possible interest rate hike in the coming months. The Dow Jones…
TSX posts slight gain, May 23-27
The Bank of Canada kept its target for the overnight lending rate at 0.5% and estimated that the wildfires in Alberta would knock 1.25 percentage points from real gross domestic…
The Northern Miner podcast – episode 14: Lithium 101 and the effects of national wine day
We dig further into the lithium boom in our lead up to an in-paper special on the commodity that’s all abuzz thanks to Elon Musk and Tesla Motors‘ (NASDAQ: TSLA) gigafactory…
Hecla bids for Mines Management and its Montanore deposit
VANCOUVER — Hecla Mining (NYSE: HL) is hoping to fortify its silver development portfolio in the U.S. Northwest with a US$37-million, all-share acquisition of Mines Management (TSX: MGT; NYSE-MKT: MGN) and its large Montanore silver-copper…
Canadian mining sector improves in early 2016
The Canadian mining sector got a much-needed boost in the first three months of 2016 thanks to higher gold and base metal prices, according to a new EY report. EY’s…