Abitibi Snapshot: Five companies to watch
The renewed strength in gold prices this year has reinvigorated the historic mining camps throughout the Abitibi region of Ontario and Quebec. Here’s a look at what a few Canadian…
Volume 102 Number 41 November 21 – 27, 2016
Lucara’s cash position builds
Although it pulled its 1,109-carat Lesedi La Rona Type II gem from sale in June, after it fetched a high bid of US$61 million at a Sotheby’s auction, Lucara Diamond…
Editorial: What a Trump presidency means for US miners
Mining’s contribution to the recent U.S. presidential election was nicely captured in the interactions of the two leading candidates with coal miners in the Appalachians. In March 2016, Democratic Party…
TSX Venture plummets, Nov. 7-11
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index dove 34.07 points, or 4.5%, to a 727.91-point close over the Nov. 7-11 trading period in the aftermath of the U.S. presidential election. The spot…
US markets move higher, Nov. 7-11
Expectations by many that Donald Trump’s electoral victory would boost the U.S. economy sent the Dow Jones Industrial Average up 5.4%, or 959.38 points, to 18,847.66. The S&P 500 Index…
TSX rises, Nov. 7-11
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index dove 34.07 points, or 4.5%, to a 727.91-point close in the aftermath of the U.S. presidential election. Spot gold prices dropped US$77.42 to US$1,227.64 per…
Women Who Rock to hold third mentoring ‘Auction for Action’
If you’re a female student or recent graduate of a mining-related discipline, be sure to take a look at the Women Who Rock organization’s “I wanna be mentored” competition, where…
Rob McEwen on Donald Trump’s win
Rob McEwen, chairman and chief owner of McEwen Mining (TSX: MUX; NYSE: MUX), shared his thoughts with The Northern Miner about the election of Donald J. Trump as the forty-fifth…
Metanor eyes 2017 restart at Barry
VANCOUVER — Metanor Resources (TSXV: MTO) hopes that a restart of its Barry open-pit gold mine in Val-d’Or, Que., will bring some extra pep to the junior’s step, considering that…
Atalaya revives iconic Rio Tinto mine in Spain
Atalaya Mining’s (TSX: AYM; LSE: ATYM) Proyecto Riotinto copper mine in the Andalucia region of Spain is on the verge of producing 90 million lb. copper (42,000 tonnes copper) in…
Detour shares drop on lower 2017 guidance
Detour Gold (TSX: DGC) shares plunged after the company warned it expects to produce less gold than planned next year from its only gold mine, near Cochrane, Ontario. On Nov….
Precipitate Gold CEO outlines strategy at Juan de Herrera
VANCOUVER — Explorer Precipitate Gold (TSXV: PRG; US-OTC: PREIF) is ready to get drills turning at its flagship Juan de Herrera gold project in the Dominican Republic, two years after making…