MDN sees future in niobium, acquires Argor
Two of the bigger mining deals in recent memory have a common denominator that might surprise a few people. Was it gold or copper? Neither. It was niobium — a…
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Lundin Gold tables feasibility study for Fruta del Norte
VANCOUVER — Lundin Gold (TSX: LUG; US-OTC: FTMNF) has completed a feasibility study that outlines a path to production at its flagship Fruta del Norte (FDN) gold project in southeastern Ecuador….
Odds ‘n’ Sods: The birth of the Smithers Exploration Group’s annual golf tournament
VANCOUVER – Exploration in northwestern B.C. was firing in 1972, and many explorers used services out of the small community of Smithers, B.C. This group included Nick Carter, who was…
Editorial: Northern Superior loses case in Ontario
A long-simmering legal case revolving around the duty to consult in Ontario’s Mining Act has been resolved, with plaintiff Northern Superior Resources having its action against the province of Ontario…
Champion Iron optimistic at Bloom Lake
Champion Iron (TSX: CIA; ASX: CIA) is lowering projected costs at the recently acquired Bloom Lake iron ore mine in the Labrador Trough, as part of a plan to restart…
Nordgold raises its offer for Northquest
VANCOUVER — After increasing its stake in Northquest (TSXV: NQ) to 52.3% late last year, Russian gold miner Nordgold is making a move to acquire the rest of the junior and…
Win free tickets to the Toronto premiere of KONELĪNE: Our land beautiful.
The Northern Miner is proud to be Co-Presenter of the Toronto premiere of the feature-length documentary, KONELĪNE: Our land beautiful, which won the “Best Canadian Feature Documentary” award at the…
TSX returns to a bull market, May 30–June 3
The S&P/TSX Composite Index rose nearly 0.9% to close at 14,226.78, up 20% from its Jan. 20 low, and marking a return to a bull market. The S&P/TSX Global Mining…
U.S. equities hold steady, May 30-June 3
Economic data was mixed with reports that U.S. consumer spending in April posted its sharpest increase in more than six years, while jobs data showed that non-farm payrolls in May…
The Northern Miner podcast – episode 15: On promising exploration plays and Indonesian chocolate
Matt and Lesley discuss some recent “hot” exploration plays, including: NexGen Energy (TSXV: NXE; US-OTC: NXGEF) attracting investment from a Hong Kong billionaire with its Arrow discovery, and Orex Minerals‘…
TSX Venture Exchange rallies, May 30-June 3
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index gained 3.8%, or 25.18 points, to a 693.72-point close, while gold prices strengthened on doubts that the U.S. Federal Reserve would hike interest rates in…
Scandium International hits feasibility study milestone
With a management team loaded with former executives from BHP Billiton (NYSE: BHP) and a definitive feasibility study under its belt for a specialty metal project with a 20-year mine…