Editorial: Rusal sanctions sow market turmoil
The global aluminum markets have been in an uproar since April 6, when the U.S. government imposed tough sanctions on Russia’s oligarchs. Caught in the net are aluminum giant Rusal…
2018
The Northern Miner Podcast – episode 100: The next 100 years of mining ft John F.H. Thompson
In this episode we celebrate our dual milestones of 100 episodes of The Northern Miner Podcast and 100,000 listens with two mystery guests from Vancouver familiar to longtime podcast listeners…
Southern Silver dropping first holes into CLM West claims
In the coming months, Southern Silver Exploration (TSXV: SSV; US-OTC: SSVFF) will drill up to 13,000 metres at its 265 sq. km Cerro Las Minitas (CLM) polymetallic silver project, 70…
Connemara completes maiden zinc resource in Ireland
The Republic of Ireland is one of the largest zinc producers in Europe and its base metal deposits have drawn some of the biggest names in the mining business —…
Nighthawk keeps drills turning
Nighthawk Gold (TSX: NHK; US-OTC: MIMZF) is drilling 25,000 metres this year at its 899 sq. km Indin Lake gold property in the Northwest Territories. The $11-million exploration program began…
Nemaska Lithium attracts financing for Whabouchi
Nemaska Lithium (TSX: NMX; US-OTC: NMKEF) has landed two big financing deals in as many weeks with Japanese multinational conglomerate SoftBank Group Corp. and private equity firm Orion Mine Finance….
Nouveau Monde plans all-electric mine in Quebec
Nouveau Monde Graphite (TSXV: NOU) wants to build an all-electric, open-pit mine that will have a carbon neutral footprint at its Matawinie project in Quebec, 120 km north of Montreal. A…
Atac, Barrick prepare to launch drill program at Rackla
Atac Resources (TSXV: ATC; US-OTC: ATADF) has outlined this year’s exploration program for its 1,700 sq. km Rackla gold property in east-central Yukon, and according to the company, it’s the…
Stratabound options Golden Culvert in Yukon
Kim Tyler was manager of project evaluations for North America at a mid-tier mining company in September 2016 when he first came across the Golden Culvert property in the Upper…
The Northern Miner Podcast – episode 99: Rusal sanctions sow chaos in aluminum markets
This episode is all about base metals, with the latest developments in iron ore, copper and zinc. But the biggest news of all is the imposition of sanctions by the…
Orefinders acquires Abitibi property, spins out others
Orefinders Resources (TSXV: ORX) has acquired the past-producing underground McGarry gold mine and surrounding property in Ontario’s portion of the Abitibi greenstone belt. The company is focused on acquiring and…
Is tin the top technology metal?
Rob Bruggeman, a former research analyst with more than a decade of experience at a boutique brokerage firm and a large bank-owned proprietary trading desk on Bay Street, has been…