Sandstorm CEO sets the record straight on Mariana deal
VANCOUVER — Sandstorm Gold (TSX: SSL; NYSE-MKT: SAND) made headlines in April when it bid US$175 million in cash and shares for explorer Mariana Resources and its 30% stake in the…
2017
Top 10 Canadian base metal explorers and developers
The Northern Miner used the IntelligenceMine database of our sister company Infomine to determine the top-10 largest base metal companies headquartered in Canada that have non-producing assets. The list is…
Facts ‘n’ Figures: Canadian mines take backseat to world’s iron ore, copper giants
While our issue this week is filled with top-10 lists of Canadian mining and its burgeoning junior exploration and development sector, it’s always good to take a step back and…
LME and World Gold Council launch LMEprecious
The following is an edited amalgam of statements by the London Metal Exchange on the LME and World Gold Council’s launch of the LMEprecious trading platform on July 10 in…
The Northern Miner podcast – episode 67: On location in Dawson City ft. Shawn Ryan & Ranj Pillai
The Northern Miner presents our annual podcast from Dawson City, Yukon. Matt and Lesley report on-site from the Yukon Mining Investment Conference to dig into all the emerging stories in…
Washington Companies bids US$1.2B for Dominion Diamond
A privately held group with no experience in diamond mining owned by American industrialist and entrepreneur Dennis R. Washington — who got his start building roads in Alaska — is…
TSX rises, July 10-14
Canada’s central bank raised its overnight lending rate by a quarter-percentage-point to 0.75% from 0.5%–the first interest rate hike in seven years. “Growth is broadening across industries and regions and…
TSX Venture rallies, July 10-14
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index gained 2.3 points to a 757.52-point close, as spot gold prices rose US$16.24 to US$1,228.70 per oz., and Comex copper prices rose US4¢ to US$2.69…
US stocks up, July 10-14
On the macroeconomic front, the U.S. Labor Department reported that the U.S. inflation rate for the first six months of the year was 1.6%, which could mean the central bank…
Nighthawk Gold extends high-grade zone at Colomac
Nighthawk Gold (TSX: NHK), which graduated to the TSX in May, is halfway through a 25,000-metre drill program at its Colomac project in the Northwest Territories, and all of the…
TNM Data Miner: A review of Canada’s top mining companies
In honour of Canada’s 150th anniversary, The Northern Miner has put together an in-depth snapshot of the country’s most prolific modern mining companies. Data was collected from the Intelligence Mine…
Top 10 Canadian-based diamond companies
Canada is the fifth-largest diamond producer in the world, according to the Mining Association of Canada. Last year two new diamond mines came into production: Gahcho Kué in the Northwest…