US mining engineer graduate numbers up 20%
In 2015, a total 427 students graduated with mining engineering degrees from U.S. mining schools, according to the SME Guide to Minerals and Materials Schools. The number includes undergraduate, masters…
Volume 102 Number 13 May 9 - 15, 2016
Deltion wins $700,000 contract to develop space mining tool
The Canadian Space Agency (CSA) has tapped Deltion Innovations to develop a tool that could be deployed on future exploration and prospecting missions in space. Known as the “percussive and…
Panel Discussion: Harquail, de Jong, Mell and Wilton talk alternative financing
During the Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada convention in Toronto in March, PearTree Securities sponsored a panel discussion moderated by Anthony Vaccaro, publisher of The Northern Miner, to tackle…
With $19M financing, PE Fund poised to take 63% stake in Rambler Metals
VANCOUVER — CEII Roma, a mining-focused fund based in the Cayman Islands and advised by private equity firm Plinian Capital, is offering to inject a gross £10.5 million ($19.1 million)…
Editorial: The curious case of Carmax Mining
Anyone following junior mining in B.C. — and by extension the Mineral Titles Office — may have caught an interesting bit of drama in April courtesy of Carmax Mining and…
TSX Venture approaches 52-week high, April 25-29
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index built on its three-month run during trading, as it gained 2.8%, or 18.69 points, en route to a 674.87-point weekly close. Gains were underpinned by improving commodity…
Wall Street declines, April 25–29
U.S. stocks fell as oil and gold prices rose higher. The Dow Jones Industrial Average and the S&P 500 Index both fell 1.3% to 17,773.64 and 2,065.30. The Nasdaq Composite…
TSX moves higher, April 25-29
After posting a 0.6% gain in January, Canada’s gross domestic product shrank 0.1% in February, but still beat expectations of a 0.2% contraction, according to Bloomberg data. The U.S. Federal…
Avnel sees Kalana as open pit mine
Howard Miller, executive chairman and CEO of Avnel Gold Mining (TSX: AVK), has had his fair share of success over the last 35 years. As a founding director of Nelson Resources, he…
Sirios rethinks Cheechoo, wins Goldcorp’s interest
VANCOUVER — Explorer Sirios Resources (TSXV: SOI; US-OTC: SIREF) has been toiling away for years in relative obscurity at its flagship Cheechoo gold project, 320 km north of Matagami, Que., but is gaining…
Lead and zinc demand set to rise strongly in 2016, says ILZSG
The following is an edited release by the International Lead and Zinc Study Group (ILZSG), which held its spring meetings in Lisbon, Portugal, on April 27. For lead, the ILZSG…
Roxgold reports maiden resource on Bagassi South’s QV1 target
Roxgold (TSXV: ROG; US-OTC: ROGFF) expects to become a junior producer in June when it pours the first gold from its Yaramoko project in Burkina Faso. In the meantime, the…