Crescat Capital acquiring up to 19.9% stake in Goliath Resources
Crescat joins Canadian billionaire Eric Sprott as notable strategic investors in the company.
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Chart: Bulks most affected by Russia-Ukraine conflict
Trade dislocations due to sanctions, high power prices and disruption to production facilities in the conflict zone are three major threats to the metals and mining industry due to escalating…
World Copper PEA for Escalones offers post-tax NPV of US$1.5B, payback in 2.2 years
World Copper (TSXV: WCU; US-OTC; WCUFF) has released a positive preliminary economic assessment for its Escalones copper project. The property is within the renowned Chilean porphyry copper bet that runs…
The Northern Miner Podcast – episode 278: How to raise the profile of a mining company, ft Los Andes Copper president and CEO R. Michael Jones
This week’s episode features Los Andes Copper CEO R. Michael Jones on why he shifted his focus to copper, what it’s like to work in Chile, and common strategies to…
Foran Mining receives key permit for McIlvenna Bay decline, bulk sampling
Foran Mining (TSXV: FOM; US-OTC: FMCXF) has received the initial permits allowing it to begin development of an exploration decline as part of its pre-development program at the 100%-owned McIlvenna…
A tribute to The Northern Miner’s Joe Crofts
On Tuesday, February 8, our colleague and our friend Joe Crofts, passed on. He was surrounded by his family at the time. Joe had been fighting cancer valiantly since being…
Britishvolt secures US$54M from Glencore for UK gigafactory
Electric vehicle (EV) battery start-up Britishvolt, which has the ambitious plan to build a recycling gigafactory in the U.K., has secured a £40 million (US$54 million) cornerstone investment from partner…
American Pacific Mining rides high on third round of Madison drilling
Despite coming off recent highs, the Toronto-quoted shares in copper explorer American Pacific Mining (CSE: USGD; US-OTCQB: USGDF) continue to trade nearly 520% higher over the 12-month frame following a…
Probe Metals raises $20.8M for Canadian exploration
Probe Metals (TSXV: PRB; US-OTC: PROBF) is raising $20.8 million for exploration on its Canadian gold projects by issuing approximately 6.7 million flow-though shares at $3.10 each. The shares will…
Iamgold appoints activist investor’s nominees to board
Iamgold (TSX: IMG; NYSE: IAG) has appointed three independent directors to its board after reaching an agreement with Resource Capital Fund VII, managed by a U.S. investment fund that launched…
Understanding Africa’s coup epidemic
In the last eighteen months there have been six coups in five countries in Sub-Saharan Africa — Burkina Faso, Chad, Guinea, Mali and Sudan. To get a grasp of what’s…
US markets fall during the Feb. 7-11 trading week
The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 353.07 points or 1.01% to 34,738.06 and the S&P 500 fell 65.23 points or 1.47% to 4,418.64. Spot gold climbed US$17.60 per oz. or…