RANKED: World’s top 10 biggest mines by ore throughput in 2022
The amount of tonnes of ore extracted from the earth in a day is vast at the world’s largest mines — owned and operated by the majors of the industry….
Volume 100 Number 12 May 5 - 11, 2014
The Northern Miner podcast – episode 52: Anniversary edition ft. UBC’S MDRU & Leagold
Happy one-year anniversary to the Northern Miner podcast! Matt and Lesley sit down for episode #52 with special Geology Corner guest Craig Hart, director of the University of British Columbia’s…
Uranerz Energy’s Nichols Ranch starts production
Uranerz Energy (TSX: URZ; NYSE-MKT: URZ) has become the newest member of a small club of uranium producers now that its first uranium mine — Nichols Ranch — received final clearance from the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission and…
Revolution turns to Red Mountain in BC
VANCOUVER — For Revolution Resources (TSX: RV) president and CEO Robert McLeod, the company’s recent acquisition of the Red Mountain gold property in northwestern B.C. is a lot like coming home.
U.S. equities down, April 21-25
The crisis in Ukraine, where five pro-Moscow rebels were killed on April 24, weighed on U.S. stocks during the trading week. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 0.29% to 16,361.46, while the S&P 500 Index remained more or less…
Torex Gold gets $375M for Morelos in Mexico
It took a while, but Torex Gold Resources (TSX: TXG; US-OTC: TORXF) has closed its $375-million project-finance facility — enough to fully fund its El Limon–Guajes project at its Morelos property in Mexico right through to…
Abitibi Royalties offers another way to play Canadian Malartic
Not everyone is sitting on the piles of cash that Agnico Eagle Mines (TSX: AEM; NYSE: AEM), Yamana Gold (TSX: YRI; NYSE: AUY) are contemplating spending to acquire Osisko Mining’s (TSX: OSK; US-OTC: OSKFF)…
Royal Nickel buys 25% of Sudbury Platinum for $1.5M
Toronto-based explorer Royal Nickel (TSX: RNX; US-OTC: RNKLF) has seen its shares climb more than 50% since April, when it gave an upbeat outlook on nickel prices and announced acquiring a minority interest in a private company that’s…
Orex’s high hopes for Goldboro in NS
When mining financier Willie McLucas first visited Orex Exploration’s (TSXV: OX) Goldboro project in Nova Scotia in August 2013, he was excited by what he saw: One of Canada’s earliest gold mines that could become a producer once…
TSX moves up, April 21-25
Canada’s benchmark index gained during the week despite rising tensions in Ukraine, with the S&P/TSX Composite Index moving up 33 points to 14,533.57.
TSX Venture hits four-week high, April 21-25
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index managed a 1.5% — or 14.82-point gain — during the trading sessions before closing at a four-week high of 1,013.59 points. Gains were underpinned by rising precious and base-metal prices…
Metals, mining and money markets
Spot pricesCourtesy of ScotiabankTuesday, April 29 2014Precious MetalsPrice…