Tinka surges on zinc discovery in Peru
VANCOUVER — Explorer Tinka Resources (TSXV: TK) has made a high-grade discovery at its Ayawilca zinc-silver property, 300 km east of Lima, Peru, in what it calls the “best adjacent mineralized…
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TNM Data Miner: Top-five global copper intercepts in March
Using the IntelligenceMine database of our sister company Infomine, The Northern Miner compiled five projects with the top copper intersections (grade multiplied by width) globally in March 2017, as reported publicly. XANADU MINES 1….
The Northern Miner podcast – episode 54: The base metal bonanza ft. copper and zinc
Matt is flying solo this week due to scheduling conflicts, but fear not, Lesley will return with rock talk from the Geology Corner next episode. Meanwhile, we get serious about base…
Interview: Stornoway’s Matt Manson on the long road to production at Renard
In this feature interview, Matt Manson, president and CEO of Stornoway Diamond (TSX-SWY), reflects on his decade-long journey leading the company that transformed Renard from a grassroots exploration project in…
Copper needs more investment, analyst says
AllianceBernstein, a global investment management firm with an independent sell-side research arm, is calling for greater investment in copper to build enough capacity to meet demand. “At a conservative estimate,…
Richmont makes high-grade discovery at Island Gold mine
Richmont Mines (TSX: RIC; NYSE: RIC) has found a high-grade gold zone at its Island Gold mine near Wawa, Ont., as part of its 2017 exploration and delineation drill program…
There’s more than meets the eye in NWT and Nunavut
VANCOUVER — Beneath the glacier-scoured lakes and barren tundra of the Northwest Territories (N.W.T.) and Nunavut is a collection of disparate Archean- to Proterozoic-aged crust that were stitched together along…
Endeavour Silver green-lights construction at El Compas
Endeavour Silver (TSX: EDR; NYSE: EXK) plans to add a fourth mine to its Mexican operations, after an encouraging preliminary economic assessment (PEA) at its El Compas gold-silver project in…
Klondex adds high-grade ounces at Manitoba’s True North
During his presentation in February at the BMO Global Metals & Mining conference in Hollywood, Fla., Paul Huet promised that Klondex Mines (TSX: KDX) would deliver an updated resource estimate…
Snapshot: Six gold juniors developing high-impact projects around the world
With gold prices holding above US$1,200 per oz. and money flowing back into earlier-stage exploration and development projects, gold juniors are poised to make progress at projects around the world…
Goldcorp partners with Barrick in Northern Chile
Goldcorp (TSX: G; NYSE: GG) is teaming up with Barrick Gold (TSX: ABX; NYSE: ABX) to develop gold-copper deposits in Northern Chile’s Atacama region — similar to what Goldcorp did…
Facts ‘n’ Figures: Canadian mining by the numbers
The flood of new data in the past month about Canadian mining and mineral exploration shows an industry getting back on its feet after five tough years, notwithstanding continued difficulties…