Banro navigates risk in the DRC
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is often described by miners as “elephant country” — a metaphor for a land filled with extra-large mineral deposits. The elephant in the…
Volume 103 Number 16 August 7 – 20, 2017
Alexco CEO on restructured Wheaton Precious Metals deal
VANCOUVER — Alexco Resource (TSX: AXR; NYSE-MKT: AXU) is considering restarting production at its Keno Hill silver mine, 330 km north of Whitehorse, Yukon. The company suspended operations in late 2013, as…
Gold juniors reap investment windfall from majors
Direct investment in TSX-listed shares of junior gold companies is the highest it’s been in the last 10 years, CIBC World Markets says in a report. The bank’s research analysts…
Vendetta updates resource estimate on Pegmont lead-zinc project in Australia
VANCOUVER — Vendetta Mining (TSXV: VTT; US-OTC: VDTAF) sees a new resource update at its Pegmont lead-zinc project in northwest Queensland, Australia, as the next step towards a preliminary economic assessment…
TNM Data Miner: Largest global cobalt reserves in 2016
Using the IntelligenceMine database of our sister company Infomine, The Northern Miner compiled a list of the world’s five largest cobalt deposits in 2016, based on reserves. 1. Mutanda, DRC…