Focus Ventures keeps busy at Bayovar 12 in Peru
Focus Ventures (TSXV: FCV) has made progress in a short time at its Bayovar 12 phosphate project in northern Peru — but it wasn’t always focused on phosphate.
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BitGold surges on TSXV debut
If you believe, as Roy Sebag and Josh Crumb do, that the real value in gold is not holding it as an investment but using it as money, then you should check out BitGold (TSXV: XAU), the company they founded that uses an Internet-based technology…
Norman B. Keevil: A lifetime of achievement at Teck
In 1979 The Northern Miner named Norman B. Keevil its Mining Man of the Year, citing the impressive string of mine constructions he presided over in the 1970s. Since winning that award Dr. Keevil went on to ensure Teck was part of some of the…
Editorial: Renewed focus on mine safety in Ontario
A newly released coroner jury’s verdict and recommendations stemming from the two-week inquest into the deaths of two miners at Vale’s underground Stobie nickel mine in Sudbury, Ont., in 2011 has met with wide approval from all…
Kivalliq ready to drill Dipole at Angilak
VANCOUVER — Explorer Kivalliq Energy (TSXV: KIV; US-OTC: KVLQF) has spent the past few years building a substantial uranium resource along the promising Lac 50 trend, 350 km west of the Rankin Inlet in Nunavut, but it’s an upcoming…
MAG Silver, Fresnillo strengthen Juanicipio’s potential
VANCOUVER — MAG Silver (TSX: MAG; NYSE-MKT: MVG) and 56% joint-venture partner Fresnillo (LSE: FRES; US-OTC: FNLPF), have intersected wide intervals of high-grade silver mineralization beneath the existing resource at their Juanicipio…
Commentary: Gender diversity and ‘Women Who Rock’
The issue of gender diversity is gathering real steam in the mining industry, despite its reputation for being male-dominated.
Suppliers news: SME, Engineers Without Borders team up to give in Guatemala
The Society for Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration Foundation’s (SMEF) Miners Give Back program is collaborating with Engineers Without Borders USA (EWB) in awarding its first US$5,000 grant to support a water system expansion project…
Suppliers news: W.S. Tyler changes name to Haver & Boecker
Screening supplier W.S. Tyler has announced that it is rebranding and taking on the name of its parent company, Haver & Boecker.
NovaCopper buying Sunward to advance Alaska project
NovaCopper (TSX: NCQ; NYSE-MKT: NCQ) is acquiring Sunward Resources (TSX: SWD; US-OTC: SNWRF) for the cash it has in its vault — not just its gold project in Colombia.
Northern Miner opens the TSX
The Northern Miner’s editorial and sales team, led by publisher Anthony Vaccaro and editor-in-chief John Cumming, had the honour of opening the Toronto Stock Exchange on May 7.
Lake Shore ups its exploration efforts at 144 Gap zone
On the back of its 2014 financial and exploration successes, Lake Shore Gold (TSX: LSG; NYSE-MKT: LSG) has bulked up its exploration efforts and is keeping the ball rolling into 2015.