Brexit fears weigh on TSX, June 13-17
Worries that Britain might vote to leave the European Union in a referendum on June 23 sent Canada’s main stock index down 0.97% to 13,901.77. A vote to leave the…
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The Northern Miner podcast – episode 17: Permit troubles, bidding wars, and goat brains
Lesley and Matt drill into the unexpected permit rejection of Sabina Gold and Silver’s (TSX: SBB; US-OTC: SGSVF) promising Back River gold property 400 km southwest of the community of Cambridge…
Sabina suffers permit setback at Back River
VANCOUVER — The future of Sabina Gold and Silver’s (TSX: SBB; US-OTC: SGSVF) promising Back River gold property, 400 km southwest of the community of Cambridge Bay in Nunavut, has…
Explorers need to rethink their deposits, John Kaiser says
VANCOUVER — John Kaiser, newsletter writer of Kaiser Research Online, spoke at this year’s Vancouver Commodity Forum — hosted by Zimtu Capital in downtown Vancouver in June — and shared…
Pilot Gold acquires past-producer in Idaho
The purchase of a past-producing heap leach mine in southeastern Idaho marks Pilot Gold’s (TSX: PLG) first acquisition this year and underscores the junior’s heightened focus on gold projects in…
Eight gold plays to watch
With gold prices on the rise, the second half of 2016 is going to be a lively time for gold projects in Canada. The following is a snapshot of eight…
Marathon Gold sets the stage for PEA
Marathon Gold’s (TSX: MOZ) wholly owned Valentine Lake gold project in Newfoundland is one of the few open-pit projects in Canada that isn’t controlled by a major, president and CEO…
Balmoral takes aim at Bug Lake
VANCOUVER — Balmoral Resources (TSX: BAR; US-OTC: BALMF) is gearing up for a busy field season at its 61.7 sq. km Martiniere gold property in Quebec’s portion of the Abitibi greenstone…
Northern Shield, South32 team up
VANCOUVER — A commitment to ore mineralogy is paying off for junior Northern Shield Resources (TSXV: NRN) at its greenfield Huckleberry copper-nickel discovery in the southern Labrador Trough. On June 7,…
Angkor Gold reels in Jogmec
When Mike Weeks first started nosing around for mineral concessions in Cambodia in late 2008 and early 2009, the typical reaction he got from people in the business was that…
Kaminak filings reveal multiple potential bids for Coffee
VANCOUVER — In early May, Goldcorp (TSX: G; NYSE: GG) launched a $520 million, all-share bid for explorer Kaminak Gold (TSXV: KAM; US-OTC: KMKGF) and its feasibility-stage Coffee gold project in…
Editorial: Miners sign on to Carbon Pricing Leadership Coalition
The whole field of carbon taxes, cap-and-trade of carbon emissions, and other government initiatives to limit and tax industrial carbon emissions around the world is a complex and dispiriting grab…