Site visit: Orca poised to succeed in Sudan
ABU HAMAD, SUDAN — It’s easy to tell when and where it last rained in the Nubian Desert. Grass sprouts up within a couple days and lasts as long as…
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Moody’s downgrades its outlook on Eldorado Gold
Eldorado Gold’s (TSX: ELD; NYSE: EGO) troubles in Greece and Turkey have prompted Moody’s Investors Service to downgrade its rating outlook for the gold producer from stable to negative. “The…
Ross McElroy stakes new ground in Saskatchewan
Ross McElroy may call Kelowna, B.C., home, but his heart lies in Saskatchewan, where he has played a key role in four major discoveries in the Athabasca basin. The geologist…
Cameco loses US$50M in Q3 as uranium languishes
VANCOUVER — Canada’s Cameco (TSX: CCO; NYSE: CCJ) is in damage control mode amidst the worst uranium market in over a decade. The company’s underwhelming third-quarter results were plagued by…
Fiore brings new life to beleaguered Pan mine
VANCOUVER —Vancouver-based Fiore Gold (TSXV: F; US-OTC: FFRRF), a new company backed by financier Frank Giustra, is off to a strong start at its revamped Pan gold mine, 28 km…
Black Iron restarts in Ukraine three years after Russian invasion
In the three years leading up to Russia’s invasion of the Ukraine in 2014, Black Iron (TSX: BKI) was making headway at its flagship Shymanivske iron ore project, 330 km…
The Northern Miner podcast – episode 78: Halloween special ft. IBM & Goldcorp
Watch out! It’s the Northern Miner podcast Halloween special where we get pretty spooky! Lesley and Matt are back from the Progressive Mine Forum (PMF) in Toronto with a delicious…
Sit visit: Treasury moves Goliath forward with updated PEA
DRYDEN, ONTARIO — A dirt road leads across a bushy plot of land to a small wooden building: Treasury Metals’ (TSX: TML) project office on its wholly owned Goliath gold…
A Q3 financial review of Canada’s largest gold producers
VANCOUVER — The Northern Miner presents a roundup of third-quarter results from Canada’s three largest gold producers by market capitalizatio n: Barrick Gold (TSX: ABX; NYSE: ABX); Agnico Eagle Mines (TSX:…
Garibaldi shares surge on potential nickel discovery
VANCOUVER — Garibaldi Resources (TSXV: GGI; US-OTC: GGIFF) president and CEO Steve Regoci says he’s baffled by the staggering gains in the company’s share price since the junior began drilling…
Monarques pours first gold at Beaufor, grows Wasamac resource
Monarques Gold (TSXV: MQR) has joined the club of Canadian gold producers after pouring its first gold bar from its Beaufor mine in Quebec, 20 km northeast of Val-d’Or. The…
MDRU, Fathom Geophysics target central BC
The University of British Columbia’s Mineral Deposit Research Unit (MDRU) and consulting firm Fathom Geophysics may have identified the regional structural framework partly responsible for silver-gold-copper mineralization in central B.C.’s…