Big changes at De Beers Canada
In a plan that is expected to be complete by the end of next June, De Beers Canada is moving its headquarters to Calgary from Toronto as part of a…
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Kivalliq unveils robust Dipole results
Kivalliq Energy’s (TSXV: KIV; US-OTC: KVLQF) hunt for another high-grade uranium deposit at its Angilak property, 350 km west of Rankin Inlet, Nunavut, may well be over, with new assay results that have transformed the company’s…
Editorial: Teck, Freeport burned by falling oil and gas prices
It must have seemed like a good idea at the time a few years ago when Teck Resources and Freeport-McMoRan management bought deeper into the oil and gas sector and diversified further away from their mining businesses, but those decisions to…
Former Barkerville CEO Frank Callaghan fined by BCSC
The British Columbia Securities Commission (BCSC) has reached a settlement agreement with James Francis (J. Frank) Callaghan, with his admitting he made statements that breached National Instrument 43-101 Standards of Disclosure for Mineral…
Letter to the editor: Federal regulatory oversight of mining strengthened under the Conservatives
Last week’s editorial (T.N.M., Oct. 26–Nov. 1, 2015) entitled “What to expect from a Liberal government in Canada” mistakenly describes the Conservative government’s environmental reforms as they relate to mining,…
NuLegacy earns 70% of Iceberg gold deposit in Nevada
NuLegacy Gold (TSXV: NUG; US-OTC: NULGF) is standing at a crossroads, after fulfilling its 70% earn-in on the property in Nevada that hosts its flagship Iceberg gold deposit.
Justin Trudeau: Open letter to Canada’s public servants
On Sept. 25, 2015, the leader of the Liberal Party of Canada (LPC) — and after the election on Oct. 19, Canada’s prime minister-designate — Justin Trudeau released the following open letter to Canada’s public servants:
TSX Venture falls, Oct. 19-22
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index fell 1.6%, or 8.96 points, to close at 547.8 points, as gold prices dropped 1.8%, or US$21.4, before closing at US$1,166.1 per oz. gold, and US/CAD gained 1.7% to C$1.30.
TSX climbs higher, Oct. 19-22
The Toronto stock market ended higher as investors took in prime minister-designate Justin Trudeau’s majority win in the federal election. Canada’s new prime minister promises to invest heavily in infrastructure, among other areas,…
Interview: Lundin Gold CEO bullish on Fruta del Norte
QUITO, ECUADOR — Lundin Gold’s (TSX: LUG; US-OTC: FTMNF) president and CEO Ron Hochstein sat down with The Northern Miner to discuss how he sees the prized Fruta del Norte gold project in Ecuador advancing in the months and years…
US equities rise, Oct.19-22
U.S. stocks climbed on the back of strong housing figures for September; better-than-expected earnings from major companies like eBay, Microsoft and Amazon; and signs that the European Central Bank would consider more stimulus measures to boost…
Site visit: Barkerville reborn after ‘massive housecleaning’
WELLS, B.C. — Emerging in July 2013 from an 11-month cease-trade order issued by the B.C. Securities Commission stemming from a questionable resource estimate, Barkerville Gold Mines (TSXV: BGM) was left facing a severe cash…