Orca improves economics at Block 14 in north Sudan
VANCOUVER —Avant-garde explorer Orca Gold (TSXV: ORG) has launched into a feasibility study at its 2.3 million oz. gold Block 14 project in northern Sudan’s Nubian Desert, after finding a…
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TSX Venture slips, June 12-16
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index lost 1.9%, or 15.29 points, to a 775.91-point close, as spot gold prices fell US$13.03 to US$1,253.73 per oz., and Comex copper prices fell US7¢…
US stocks rise slightly, June 12-16
The U.S. Federal Reserve raised its key interest rate by 25 basis points to between 1% and 1.25% — the second rate hike this year — sending the gold price…
TSX ends lower, June 12-16
The S&P/TSX Composite Index dropped 1.81% to 15,192.54. The S&P/TSX Global Mining Index fell 6.11% to 61.44, the S&P/TSX Global Gold Index lost 5.41% to finish at 197.95, and spot…
Barrick, Acacia at odds with gov’t in Tanzania
VANCOUVER — Barrick Gold’s (TSX: ABX; NYSE: ABX) senior management is preparing for negotiations over an evolving sociopolitical situation in Tanzania that could lower its gold production from the country. The…
Harte Gold’s Sugar Zone just ‘the tip of the iceberg’
Harte Gold’s (TSX: HRT) Sugar Zone deposit in northern Ontario will be in commercial production in the second quarter of 2018, chairman and CEO Stephen Roman told The Northern Miner’s…
Forbes & Manhattan backs African Gold Group
As part of a private placement in March, Forbes & Manhattan Resources Inc., along with several other investors, including company insiders, took a 17% stake in a junior exploration company…
Orezone CEO talks strategic exploration shift at Bomboré
VANCOUVER — West Africa-focused Orezone Gold (TSX: ORE; US-OTC: ORZCF) had been developing its multimillion-ounce Bomboré gold project in Burkina Faso until discrepancies in resource estimations brought activity to a halt…
Hecla to boost productivity via ‘culture of innovation’
VANCOUVER — Idaho-based silver and gold miner Hecla Mining (NYSE: HL) hosted a technology gathering for investors alongside its recent annual general meeting in Vancouver, where The Northern Miner caught up…
Roxgold eyes Yaramoko expansion
VANCOUVER — African miner Roxgold (TSX: ROXG) has plans to boost production at its Yaramoko gold mine in Burkina Faso by adding resources from its Bagassi South project, 1.8…
Sabina finds deeper gold at Back River in Nunavut
Drilling during Sabina Gold & Silver’s (TSX: SBB) second-quarter exploration program has extended mineralization 300 metres down-plunge of the Back River gold project’s existing resources in southwestern Nunavut. Drill hole…
The Northern Miner podcast – episode 63: Science of seismic and return of the zinc
We’re coming in hot this week with another informative and entertaining episode of the Northern Miner podcast. Lesley sits down with Jennifer Neild from Australian-based Hiseis to talk about hard-rock…