TMAC tackles gold recovery issues at Hope Bay
VANCOUVER — TMAC Resources (TSX: TMR; US-OTC: TMMFF) has slashed annual production estimates and suspended cost guidance at its wholly owned Hope Bay gold project in Nunavut due to “processing issues”…
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Nevsun halves Bisha mine life, revises Timok study plans
Newly appointed CEO Peter Kukielski hasn’t wasted time putting his imprint on Nevsun Resources (TSX: NSU; NYSE-MKT: NSU). The Stanford University-educated civil engineer, who joined the company in May, is…
Site visit: Agnico declares commercial production at Goldex’s Deep 1 project
VAL-D’OR, QUEBEC — With the declaration of first commercial production from the Deep 1 project, Agnico Eagle Mines (TSX: AEM: NYSE: AEM) has entered a new era in the life of…
Northern Andes Snapshot: Eight active juniors
The northern Andean countries of Colombia, Ecuador and Peru are fertile ground for mineral explorers and mine developers, with their rich mineral bounty, underexplored terrain and pro-mining cultures. What follows…
Editorial: Terrorist attacks plague Burkina Faso
This week has been a particularly bloody one for sub-Saharan, West Africa mining nations, with major terrorist attacks on targets a day apart in Burkina Faso and Mali. In Burkina…
First Quantum defends copper hedging amid rising prices
VANCOUVER — First Quantum Minerals (TSX: FM; LON: FQM) met expectations during the second quarter by most production metrics, but a copper-hedging program from two years ago has held back its…
Asanko Gold revises guidance, shares tumble
Ten days after Asanko Gold (TSX: AKG; NYSE-MKT: AKG) said it was keeping its 2017 production guidance for its gold mine in Ghana at 230,000 to 240,000 oz. gold, the…
Killing of contractors casts pall over Continental’s Buritica
Over the last year, Continental Gold (TSX: CNL; US-OTC: CGOOF) has met a lot of goals in Colombia. It received the final environmental permit for its Buritica gold project last…
The Northern Miner podcast – episode 70: The unabridged Robert Friedland session
This week we’re running a full interview session with mining legend Robert Friedland, who received The Northern Miner‘s Lifetime Achievement Award at the Canadian Mining Symposium in London, U.K., in…
US markets falter, Aug. 7-11
U.S. President Donald’s Trump threats last week to unleash “fire and fury” against the North Korean regime if it endangered the U.S. or its allies sent the Dow Jones Industrial…
TSX Venture eases off, Aug. 8-11
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index lost 2.87 points to a 762.81-point close, as spot gold prices rose US$30.4 to US$1,289.31 per oz. and Comex copper prices gained US2¢ to US$2.91…
TSX finishes lower, Aug. 8-11
Increased political tensions on the Korean peninsula triggered more uncertainty across global markets, pushing down Canada’s benchmark index 1.47% to 15,033.38 — its biggest weekly drop since June. The geopolitical…