Nighthawk hits high-grade at Treasure Island in NWT
Drilling at Nighthawk Gold’s (TSX: NHK; US-OTC: MIMZF) Treasure Island project, about 11 km to the north of its Colomac project in the Northwest Territories, has served up significant, shallow…
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TSX Venture falls, Oct. 15-19
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index fell 4.1% to 682.16. Shares of Great Bear Resources rose 57¢ to $3.24. The company recently discovered an outcropping ultramafic rock unit with at least…
B2Gold completes expansion study for El Limon mine
In February, B2Gold Corp. (TSX: BTO; NYSE: BTG) announced an initial open-pit inferred resource for the newly discovered El Limon Central zone at its El Limon mine in Nicaragua. This…
US markets end in positive territory, Oct. 15-19
The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.41% to 25,444.34, while the S&P 500 Index rose 0.02% to 2,767.78. Spot gold rose 0.74% to US$1,226.50 per oz. gold. Coal producers in…
Canada’s benchmark index posts small gain, Oct. 15-19
Despite a strong U.S. dollar, the price of gold increased for the third consecutive week, finishing at US$1,226.50 per ounce, up 0.74%, while the S&P/TSX Global Gold Index rose 1.85%…
Bunker Hill Mining defaults on mine lease
In March, Bunker Hill Mining (CSE: BNKR) hosted a reception at Toronto’s Hockey Hall of Fame, where guests lined up to pose for photographs with former Maple Leafs stars Wendel…
Ascendant reduces operating costs at El Mochito in new PEA
Ascendant Resources (TSX: ASND; US-OTC: ASDRF) has tabled a new preliminary economic assessment (PEA) for its El Mochito zinc-lead mine in Honduras that increases production while reducing operating and all-in…
Video: Innovation strategies for miners ft George Hemingway of Stratalis
Futurist George Hemingway, Partner and Head of Innovation Practice at The Stratalis Group, gives a presentation on the future of mining at the 2018 Progressive Mine Forum. The conference took…
North American Palladium doubles down underground at Lac des Îles
The story of North American Palladium (TSX: PDL; US-OTC: PALDF) is perhaps best told in threes. In 2003, North American Palladium had just over 3 million oz. palladium equivalent in…
Newmont’s Merian mine hits 1 million ounce milestone
Two years after commercial production began in October 2016, Newmont Mining’s (NYSE: NEM) Merian mine in Suriname has poured one million ounces of gold. Newmont Suriname — a subsidiary of…
The Northern Miner Podcast – Miner Moment #13: MaRS for miners ft Salim Teja
This Miner Moment bonus segment features Salim Teja, president of venture services at the MaRS Discovery District in Toronto, as he welcomes delegates of The Northern Miner‘s Progressive Mine Forum…
Strongbow Exploration inks deal with Orion
Since closing its acquisition of the South Crofty tin project in Cornwall in July 2016, Strongbow Exploration (TSXV: SBW) has wasted little time laying the groundwork to put the former…