Uranium markets starting to improve, Cameco’s Gitzel says
The following is a transcript of remarks made by Cameco (TSX: CCO; NYSE: CCJ) president and CEO Tim Gitzel during the company’s first-quarter conference call on May 1 on the…
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Geomega fine-tunes rare earths recycling technology
Geomega Resources (TSXV: GMA) plans to put Canada on the map as a producer of rare earth elements (REE) — not by building a mine, although it hopes to do…
The Northern Miner Podcast – Miner Moment #22: Uranium’s ‘pivotal year’ ft Cameco CEO Tim Gitzel
In this mini-podcast, we share a 10-minute highlight from Cameco’s hour-long quarterly results call, with president and CEO Tim Gitzel arguing why 2018 was a “pivotal year” for the uranium…
Ivanhoe extends strike length at Kamoa North Bonanza Zone
Earlier this year, Ivanhoe Mines (TSX: IVN; US-OTC: IVPAF) discovered a shallow, thick zone of bonanza-grade copper mineralization on its Kamoa-Kakula mining licence in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC),…
Skeena envisions high-grade open pit at Eskay Creek
Eskay Creek in British Columbia’s Golden Triangle was at one time the world’s highest-grade gold mine before Barrick Gold (TSX: ABX; NYSE: GOLD) finally shut it down in 2008 due…
SolGold’s Alpala: getting bigger, with higher grade
Another year, another doubling of resources: since launching a drill campaign on the Cascabel project in northern Ecuador in 2013, SolGold (TSX: SOLG; LON: SOLG) has steadily converted hints of…
Gold Fields takes stake in Chakana Copper
One of the largest gold mining companies in the world has taken a shine to Chakana Copper (TSXV: PERU; US-OTC: CHKKF) and its Soledad project in Peru. Gold Fields (NYSE:…
Minera Alamos on fast track to production
Haywood Securities has initiated coverage of Minera Alamos (TSXV: MAI) with a buy rating and 12-month target price of 40¢ per share — a 281% return from the junior’s current…
The Northern Miner nominated for two national journalism awards
Two stories published by The Northern Miner in 2018 have been nominated for the 2019 National Magazine Awards: B2B. Northern Miner editor-in-chief John Cumming got the nod in the “Best…
Radisson shifts focus in new model of O’Brien
The O’Brien mine, halfway between the towns of Rouyn-Noranda and Val-d’Or along the Larder-Lake-Cadillac fault, was considered the highest grade gold producer in Quebec between 1926 and 1957, when the…
The Northern Miner Podcast – episode 137: The perils of C-suite hubris ft Iamgold CEO Steve Letwin in encore broadcast
In this gutsy speech first recorded at The Northern Miner‘s Progressive Mine Forum in late 2017, Iamgold (TSX: IMG; NYSE: IAG) president and CEO Steve Letwin speaks about the need…
Interview: North American Palladium CEO Jim Gallagher on global palladium markets
The following is an edited transcript of a portion of a podcast interview with James Gallagher, president and CEO of North American Palladium (TSX: PDL; US-OTC: PALDF). Gallagher discusses the…