US markets remain flat, April 3-7
U.S. President Donald Trump’s unexpected decision to launch a U.S. military strike on a Syrian government airbase on April 6 failed to roil markets in New York as expected, but…
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Filo Mining advances Filo del Sol copper-gold project
VANCOUVER — Filo Mining (TSXV: FIL) was spun out of Lukas Lundin’s NGEx Resources (TSX: NGQ; US-OTC: NGQRF) in mid-2016 to highlight the Filo del Sol copper-gold property that straddles the Chile-Argentia border, 140…
Serengeti sees potential underground at Kwanika
VANCOUVER — Underground and open-pit mining at Serengeti Resources’ (TSXV: SIR) Kwanika copper-gold property, 250 km east of Smithers, B.C., could boost the project’s economics, according to the company’s new…
TSX Venture eases up, April 3-7
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index gained 8.5 points to an 824.7-point close over the trading week, as spot gold prices gained US$6.10 to US$1,257.3 per oz., and Comex copper prices…
Barkerville sees long-term potential in Cariboo Gold
Barkerville Gold Mines (TSXV: BGM) is in for a busy year at its Cariboo Gold property outside the historic 3 million oz. Barkerville placer gold camp in south-central British Columbia….
TNM Data Miner: Canada’s Top 100 Exploration Projects in 2016
The Northern Miner has collaborated with Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) and IntelligenceMine to present an interactive data board of the top-100 Canadian exploration assets in 2016 based on project expenditures. NRCan contributed, geographically by province and territory,…
Barrick sells half of Veladero for $960M
Barrick Gold (TSX: ABX; NYSE: ABX) is selling half of its Veladero gold mine in Argentina to Shandong Gold Group for US$960 million, as part of a strategic cooperation agreement…
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…
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,…