VANCOUVER — A US$75-million gold-streaming deal with Royal Gold (TSX: RGL; NASDAQ: RGLD) has given Rubicon Minerals (TSX: RMX; NYSE-MKT: RBY) almost half the money it needs to finish building an underground gold mine at its Phoenix…
Centerra Gold (TSX: CG; US-OTC: CAGDF) says Kyrgyzstan’s parliament has passed a resolution that appears to support the new ownership structure for the country’s largest gold mine, despite several “materially…
Northern Miner senior staff writer Gwen Preston appeared as a guest on CBC TV’s extensive coverage of Cliffs Natural Resources’ (NYSE:CLF) closure of the Wabush Mines iron ore mine in western Labrador.
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index rallied during the trading sessions after two consecutive weeks in the red, as it jumped 1.1%, or 10.78 points, en route to a 962.10-point close. Markets were bolstered by rising metal and energy futures,…
VANCOUVER — With a $275-million deal to buy the Marigold gold mine in Nevada, Silver Standard Resources (TSX: SSO; NASDAQ: SSRI) will be doubling its production profile, boosting its reserves by 50% and lowering its geopolitical risk.
In an era when investors are demanding leaner budgets and more efficient projects, First Quantum Minerals (TSX: FM, LSE: FQM) is going old school. The company says the economics of the recently acquired Cobre Panama copper project in…
Sunridge Gold (TSXV: SGC; US-OTC: SGCNF) says it’s the biggest milestone achieved to date at its Asmara copper–zinc–gold project in Eritrea. In one broad stroke the company has cemented its position in the country and…
Shares in Cleveland-based Cliffs Natural Resources (NYSE: CLF) have been trading heavily since activist hedge-fund Casablanca Capital urged the company to spin off its international assets and implement other changes to boost…
VANCOUVER — Excelsior Mining (TSXV: MIN) took its time with a prefeasibility study (PFS) at its Gunnison copper project in southern Arizona, but when the company finally unveiled its results on Jan. 17, the market took notice. Excelsior…
Signs of strength in the Canadian economy coincided with an up period for the S&P/TSX Composite Index, which gained 86 points to 13,786.50 points over the week.
VANCOUVER — The Association for Mineral Exploration British Columbia’s (AME BC) annual Roundup conference each January marks the beginning of a new year, and reflects many of the themes and topics that will come to define the…
At the end of January, Australian gold producer Northern Star Resources (ASX: NST) announced a hedge program of 100,000 oz. gold production for one year at an average gold price of A$1,462.16 (US$1,295.28) per oz., calling its decision a…
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