TNM’s most-read stories of 2017
It was another fascinating year in the mining industry, and this year’s list of most-clicked stories defies the journalistic convention of “if it bleeds, it leads”, whereby bad news generates…
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Site visit: Maple Gold takes fresh look at Douay
AMOS, QUEBEC — Over the last four decades, a series of owners have carved out a resource of nearly three million ounces of gold below the 30 metres of overburden…
Editorial: Top stories of 2017
Broadly speaking, 2017 was a year of renewed optimism for many miners and mineral explorers, fuelled by stronger commodity prices and long awaited financial payoffs from belt-tightening measures taken during…
Filo sets stage for near-term copper production
VANCOUVER — Filo Mining (TSXV: FIL) is targeting production within five years at its flagship Filo del Sol copper-gold-silver project in the northern Chile-Argentina border region. The company was spun-out of…
Fireweed prepares for PEA at Tom and Jason
VANCOUVER — Shares of Fireweed Zinc (TSXV: FWZ) have been on a run — rising 58% to an all-time high of $1.06 at press time — ever since the company began…
Torex ends work contracts at ELG mine in Guerrero
Torex Gold Resources (TSX: TXG) has suspended the employment contracts for its workforce in Mexico in response to an illegal blockade at its El Limon-Guajes (ELG) gold mine, 180 km…
The Northern Miner podcast – episode 85: Happy Holidays commodity special ft. BMO & Major Drilling
Subscribe, rate and follow us on SoundCloud, iTunes, YouTube, Google Play, Stitcher or RSS Feed! Happy Holidays from The Northern Miner! We’re capping off a banner year with a bang in the Northern Miner podcast’s final episode of…
First Quantum options Northern Dynasty’s Pebble
VANCOUVER — First Quantum Minerals (TSX: FM; US-OTC: FQVLF) is the latest large mining company to place a bet on Northern Dynasty Minerals’ (TSX: NDM; NYSE-AM: NAK) controversial, wholly owned Pebble…
Rubicon wraps up 2017 exploration program at Phoenix
Rubicon Minerals (TSX: RMX; US-OTC: RBYCF) drilled 28,500 metres at its Phoenix gold project in Red Lake in 2017. Highlights from the most recent batch of assay results include a…
US markets post gains, Dec. 11-15
Gold closed at US$1,255.10 per oz., up US$6.90 per oz. on the week. The Philadelphia Gold and Silver Index rose 4.1% to 80.23 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose…
TSX Venture rises, Dec 11-15
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index gained 8.27 points to a 801.23-point close, as spot gold prices rose US$7.95 to US$1,256.44 per oz., and Comex copper prices gained US16¢ to US$3.14…
TSX dips slightly, Dec. 11-15
The U.S. Federal Reserve raised interest rates 0.25% — its third rate increase this year. The central bank said it expects three more interest rate increases in 2018. Spot gold…