Outlook 2017: Five companies getting busy in the new year
With some recovery in commodity prices in 2016, more than a few mining companies are stepping up work programs and striving to hit milestones in the coming year. The following…
Volume 102 Number 44 December 12 – 18, 2016
Site visit: Skeena hunts for Snip’s forgotten gold
TERRACE, B.C. — There’s more than meets the eye when flying over the panoramic landscape of northwest British Columbia’s Golden Triangle. Nestled within the myriad of rocks is a treasure…
Commentary: Climate change rhetoric ignores natural forces, geological history
The attempted rapid conversion of the North American economy from fossil fuels to green energy — recently in vogue in the U.S. — suddenly appears to be on hold with…
Editorial: TNM switching to a biweekly print edition
As the new year gets underway, readers of The Northern Miner print edition will notice a momentous break from our shared past together: in 2017 we are switching from publishing…
Entrepreneurial spirit of the Tahltan booms in BC
VANCOUVER — When British fur traders first came across the Tahltan First Nation in northwest B.C. almost two centuries ago, the aboriginal group already had its own trading economy, being…
TSX Venture gains ground, Nov. 28-Dec. 2
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index gained 2%, or 14.8 points, en route to a 749.37-point weekly close. Spot gold prices fell US$6.13 per oz. gold, nearing 10-month lows, before closing…
TSX dips, Nov. 28-Dec. 2
The S&P/TSX Composite Index fell 0.2% to 15,052.52, despite a surge in oil prices and a decent jobs report. The S&P/TSX Global Mining Index fell 0.9% to 65.19, while the…
US markets mixed, Nov. 28-Dec. 2
The Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 0.1% to 19,170.42, the S&P 500 Index fell 0.97% to 2,191.95, and the Nasdaq Composite Index dropped 2.7% to 5,255.65. Spot gold dipped 0.6%…
Base metal and bulk commodity forecasts improve heading into 2017
VANCOUVER — It’s been a tough run the past few years for people involved with base metals and industrial commodities. Recessions among leading global economies combined with oversupply concerns to…
CPM’s Jeffrey Christian shares precious metal forecasts
Jeffrey Christian is the managing partner of CPM Group, a commodities research and management, consulting and financial advisory firm in New York. He founded the company in 1986, spinning off…
Kamoa-Kakula deal ‘pivotal,’ Friedland says
Ivanhoe Mines’ (TSX: IVN; US-OTC: IVPAF) executive chairman Robert Friedland and CEO Lars-Eric Johansson held a conference call on Nov. 28 to share details on progress at the company’s three…
Rio Tinto faces scrutiny of African projects
Rio Tinto (NYSE: RIO) faces a new probe by U.S. regulators, according to the Financial Times. The London-based newspaper, quoting “sources close to the company,” reported that the U.S. Securities…