Nouveau Monde plans all-electric mine in Quebec
Nouveau Monde Graphite (TSXV: NOU) wants to build an all-electric, open-pit mine that will have a carbon neutral footprint at its Matawinie project in Quebec, 120 km north of Montreal. A…
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Atac, Barrick prepare to launch drill program at Rackla
Atac Resources (TSXV: ATC; US-OTC: ATADF) has outlined this year’s exploration program for its 1,700 sq. km Rackla gold property in east-central Yukon, and according to the company, it’s the…
Stratabound options Golden Culvert in Yukon
Kim Tyler was manager of project evaluations for North America at a mid-tier mining company in September 2016 when he first came across the Golden Culvert property in the Upper…
The Northern Miner Podcast – episode 99: Rusal sanctions sow chaos in aluminum markets
This episode is all about base metals, with the latest developments in iron ore, copper and zinc. But the biggest news of all is the imposition of sanctions by the…
Orefinders acquires Abitibi property, spins out others
Orefinders Resources (TSXV: ORX) has acquired the past-producing underground McGarry gold mine and surrounding property in Ontario’s portion of the Abitibi greenstone belt. The company is focused on acquiring and…
Is tin the top technology metal?
Rob Bruggeman, a former research analyst with more than a decade of experience at a boutique brokerage firm and a large bank-owned proprietary trading desk on Bay Street, has been…
Global Copper Snapshot: Firms exploring, developing the next generation of copper assets
While gold draws the lion’s share of attention amongst the world’s mineral explorers and developers, the steady rise in copper prices has helped the junior copper subsector blossom, ranging from…
Facts ‘n’ Figures: Copper mine output slumps 2% in 2017
The following is an edited release from the International Copper Study Group (ICSG) showing world copper supply and demand for 2017. For more detailed information, visit www.icsg.org. World copper mine…
Mining titan and philanthropist Peter Munk’s lifetime of achievement
It’s an extraordinary story about an extraordinary man who became one of the most legendary entrepreneurs in Canadian history. But at its core it is also a love story. It’s…
Editorial: Peter Munk receives our Lifetime Achievement Award
In this issue of The Northern Miner and at an event at our Canadian Mining Symposium at Canada House in London on April 24 and 25, we are awarding to…
Commentary: Stephen Dattels on friend and former colleague Peter Munk
Senior mining executive and resource financier Stephen R. Dattels joined Barrick Gold in the early 1980s and was one of the key executives during its formative years, where he was…
Nevsun completes prefeasibility at Timok
Nevsun Resources (TSX: NSU; NYSE-AM: NSU) has a busy year ahead. In early April, the mid-tier base metals company released a prefeasibility study for the Cukaru Peki Upper Zone, part…