Denison off to great start in 2017 at Wheeler River
In the last six months, Denison Mines (TSX: DML; NYSE-MKT: DNN) has reached a deal to increase its stake in the Wheeler River uranium project, raised $63.5 million in capital…
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Roundtable and research report: Strategies for cash deployment
How can mining companies best deploy cash? The mining sector is beginning a recovery, but it is still fragile and not uniform across all commodities. How can companies avoid the…
Trek extends mineralization at Aurizona
Shallow step-out holes drilled at Trek Mining’s (TSXV: TREK) wholly owned Aurizona gold project in Brazil have extended gold mineralization west of the past-producing Piaba open-pit mine. Drill results from…
Snapshot: Promising gold projects from NWT to Newfoundland
With gold prices on the upswing and Canada’s stable politics looking ever more appealing, Canada’s junior gold explorers are in the midst of a particularly active year. Here is a…
Barrick, Acacia embroiled in political turmoil in Tanzania
VANCOUVER — Barrick Gold (TSX: ABX; NYSE: ABX) is wrapped up in a volatile sociopolitical situation in Tanzania that could materially impact its annual gold production. The company holds a 63.9% equity stake…
New Gold eyes first production at Rainy River in September
New Gold (TSX: NGD; NYSE-MKT: NGD) is set to bring its large Rainy River gold mine online in northwestern Ontario this September, with first commercial production expected in November. “After spending…
Copper the ‘commodity of choice,’ Lukas Lundin says
Lukas Lundin, chairman of the Lundin Group of Companies, was one of the distinguished speakers at The Northern Miner’s Canadian Mining Symposium in London in early May. In a fireside…
Facts ‘n’ Figures: Global silver mine production drops for first time in 14 years
The following is an edited release by the Silver Institute upon publication of the World Silver Survey 2017, produced on its behalf by the GFMS team at Thomson Reuters. Global…
Agnico takes top honours at PwC’s Art of Mining photo competition
A spellbinding photo of a drill on ice at Agnico Eagle Mines’ (TSX: AEM; NYSE: AEM) Amaruq gold project in Nunavut took first place in PwC’s second annual Art of…
Video: Fireside chat with Lukas Lundin
Lukas Lundin, chairman of the Lundin Group of Companies, was one of the distinguished speakers at The Northern Miner’s Canadian Mining Symposium in London in early May. In a fireside…
How to encourage women to work in mining
VANCOUVER — Accounting and management consulting firm EY has joined forces with Women in Mining (WIM) UK to produce a report entitled “Has mining discovered its next great resource?” The report delves…
Newmont moves forward with Ahafo expansion
Newmont Mining (NYSE: NEM) started commercial production from its Ahafo open-pit gold mines in Ghana in 2006, and is now building an underground mine on the complex called Subika. Newmont…