B2Gold updates Fekola resource in Mali
Less than a year after B2Gold (TSX: BTO; NYSE-AM: B2G) declared commercial production at its 80%-owned Fekola mine in southwestern Mali, the gold producer has updated the mine’s resource estimate….
2018
Video: Sean Boyd accepts Mining Person of the Year Award at PMF 2018
Sean Boyd, Agnico Eagle Mines CEO, accepts The Northern Miner’s Mining Person of the Year Award at the 2018 Progressive Mine Forum in Toronto. The event was presented by The…
Video: Dundee Precious Metals’ Rick Howes on digital transformation at PMF 2018
Rick Howes, Dundee Precious Metals president and CEO, delivers a keynote speech and takes questions from the audience at the 2018 Progressive Mine Forum in Toronto. The event was presented…
PMF 2018: Experts tackle issues at mining’s cutting edge
Addressing the topic of innovation in mining and mineral exploration was the order of the day at The Northern Miner’s second annual Progressive Mine Forum (PMF) held at the MaRS…
Editorial: Industry veterans Boyd, Howes and Hemingway weigh in on innovation
Attendees of The Northern Miner’s Progressive Mine Forum held at the MaRS Discovery District in downtown Toronto in mid-October had the opportunity to hear the views of three sharp-minded keynote…
Commentary: Mining industry in Manitoba is near collapse
Mining in Manitoba is vanishing like an early morning fog. The mining industry is near collapse in the keystone province, while I continue to raise the mining crisis in the…
Nighthawk hits high-grade at Treasure Island in NWT
Drilling at Nighthawk Gold’s (TSX: NHK; US-OTC: MIMZF) Treasure Island project, about 11 km to the north of its Colomac project in the Northwest Territories, has served up significant, shallow…
TSX Venture falls, Oct. 15-19
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index fell 4.1% to 682.16. Shares of Great Bear Resources rose 57¢ to $3.24. The company recently discovered an outcropping ultramafic rock unit with at least…
B2Gold completes expansion study for El Limon mine
In February, B2Gold Corp. (TSX: BTO; NYSE: BTG) announced an initial open-pit inferred resource for the newly discovered El Limon Central zone at its El Limon mine in Nicaragua. This…
US markets end in positive territory, Oct. 15-19
The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.41% to 25,444.34, while the S&P 500 Index rose 0.02% to 2,767.78. Spot gold rose 0.74% to US$1,226.50 per oz. gold. Coal producers in…
Canada’s benchmark index posts small gain, Oct. 15-19
Despite a strong U.S. dollar, the price of gold increased for the third consecutive week, finishing at US$1,226.50 per ounce, up 0.74%, while the S&P/TSX Global Gold Index rose 1.85%…
Bunker Hill Mining defaults on mine lease
In March, Bunker Hill Mining (CSE: BNKR) hosted a reception at Toronto’s Hockey Hall of Fame, where guests lined up to pose for photographs with former Maple Leafs stars Wendel…