Matt Manson our Mining Person of the Year
There’s something to be said for being first. And Matt Manson, The Northern Miner’s choice as Mining Person of the Year for 2016, bears the distinction of guiding Stornoway Diamond…
Volume 103 Number 5 March 6 – 19, 2017
Gold junior snapshot: 7 companies with active programs
Make no mistake, despite the recent rise in the prices of most mined commodities, it’s still gold that attracts the most interest and financing among the juniors. The following are…
Exclusive interview: Lukas Lundin on the state of the mining industry
VANCOUVER — Lukas Lundin, chairman of the Lundin Group of Companies, sat down with The Northern Miner via Skype from Switzerland for an in-depth discussion on the current state of…
Site visit: Western Copper approaches final mine design at Casino
WHITEHORSE, YUKON — The large scope of Western Copper and Gold’s (TSX: WRN; NYSE-MKT: WRN) proposed Casino mine in the Yukon Plateau is readily apparent during a flight into its…
Supplier Snapshot: Eight companies set on growth
The renewed optimism amongst mining companies has trickled down to the extensive network of mining suppliers in North America and beyond. The following are brief introductions to eight such companies….
Northern Dynasty sinks on short-seller’s report
VANCOUVER — Shares of Northern Dynasty Minerals (TSX: NDM; NYSE-MKT: NAK) have fallen 58% to $1.82 at press time after a short-seller’s report on Feb. 13 that claims the company’s Pebble…
Alamos Gold improves economics at Kirazli and Agi Dagi
Alamos Gold (TSX: AGI; NYSE: AGI) has made its precious metals portfolio in Turkey more attractive by publishing positive feasibility studies on the stand-alone Kirazli and Agi Dagi open-pit heap-leach…
SolGold adds weight to Cascabel
VANCOUVER — Sitting quietly behind a table in Australian explorer SolGold’s (LON-AIM: SOLG; US-OTC: SLGGF) booth at this year’s Association for Mineral Exploration Roundup convention in Vancouver, a 10-year-old girl…
Goldcorp entering ‘harvest mode,’ CEO Garofalo says
Goldcorp (TSX: G; NYSE: GG) has outlined an ambitious five-year growth plan, targeting a 20% increase in both gold reserves and annual production, plus a 20% reduction in all-in sustaining…
Columbus Gold CEO talks Montagne d’Or, Eastside
VANCOUVER — Columbus Gold (TSX: CGT; US-OTC: CBGDF) has had a busy to start to the year as it worked on a feasibility study at its joint-ventured Montagne d’Or gold project…
OceanaGold hits headwinds in the Philippines
If anyone needed a reminder of the importance of diversifying risk, they need look no further than OceanaGold’s (TSX: OGC) news flow over the last two months. At the end…
Adventus CEO on building a ‘premier zinc-acquisition vehicle’
VANCOUVER — Adventus Zinc (TSXV: ADZN) closed its $3-million initial public offering (IPO) in February, with 6 million shares issued at 50¢ each. The company isn’t a typical start-up, however,…