Titan to restart Empire State mine
VANCOUVER — Titan Mining (TSX: TI) is fully funded to restart operations at the long-standing Empire State zinc project in upstate New York. On Nov. 6, the company finalized a $52-million…
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Aben’s Forrest Kerr shows promise
VANCOUVER — It’s been a roller-coaster ride for Aben Resources (TSXV: ABN; US-OTC: ABNAF), a junior explorer on the hunt for high-grade gold at its Forrest Kerr project in northwestern…
Kerr Mines to make production decision on Copperstone next year
When two successful businessmen — one from Saudi Arabia and the other from Canada — amass 35% of a junior company’s common shares and dip into their own pockets to…
MLA Steven Fletcher: Don’t create national park on Thompson Nickel Belt extension
The following is an edited transcript of Steven Fletcher — Independent Member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba for Assiniboia and a Conservative Member of the Canadian Parliament from 2004–15…
SSR eyes Seabee expansion, sees two killed at Marigold
VANCOUVER — SSR Mining (TSX: SSRM; NASDAQ: SSRM), formerly Silver Standard Resources, is planning a US$90-million expansion of its Seabee underground gold mine in northern Saskatchewan that would boost production, cut…
Nominations open for YMP’s 2018 Peter Munk and Eira Thomas awards
The Young Mining Professionals (YMP) association in partnership with The Northern Miner will be hosting the second annual YMP Awards on March 3, 2018, at Toronto’s Shangri-La Hotel during the opening weekend…
Ero Copper completes IPO, plans production ramp-up
VANCOUVER — Ero Copper (TSX: ERO; US-OTC: ERRPF) is on track to become Canada’s next intermediate copper producer after a $110.6-million initial public offering (IPO) on the Toronto Stock Exchange where…
Nevada green-lights McEwen Mining’s Gold Bar
Nevada has approved McEwen Mining’s (TSX: MUX; NYSE: MUX) final environmental impact statement for its Gold Bar project and the company says it will start building the gold mine immediately. “Gold…
The Northern Miner podcast – episode 80: The junior mining special ft. PwC & PearTree
This week we’re analyzing trends in junior mining and capital markets! Matt chats with PwC Canada’s National Mining Leader Liam Fitzgerald about the recently-released Junior mine 2017 report. We delve…
Site visit: Victoria explores the blue sky at Eagle
DAWSON CITY, YUKON — Most geologists wouldn’t even strike a hammer against the discovery outcrop for Victoria Gold’s (TSXV: VIT; US-OTC: VITFF) Eagle gold deposit, 49 km northeast of Mayo,…
Asanko cuts 2018 production guidance
Asanko Gold (TSX: AKG; NYSE-AM: AKG) is not going to meet its 2018 production guidance at its gold mine in Ghana, the company disclosed in a recent site visit presentation….
New Nadina hits potential discovery at Silver Queen in BC
VANCOUVER — New Nadina Explorations (TSXV: NNA) is the latest contender to join the ranks of junior explorers with surging market valuations, such as Novo Resources (TSXV: NVO; US-OTC: NSRPF),…