Kinross solidifies plans at Tasiast, Round Mountain
VANCOUVER — Canadian producer Kinross Gold (TSX: K; NYSE: KGC) has outlined a path forward for two gold operations that it hopes will grow the company over the next decade. On…
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The Northern Miner podcast – episode 74: A deep dive into geopolitical risk ft. Mickey Fulp
This week we’re joined by Mercenary Geologist Mickey Fulp to talk about the rising spectre of geopolitical risk for miners! Matt sits down to chat about a few recent high-profile…
Tahoe’s licence for Escobal reinstated, but blockade remains
Guatemala’s Supreme Court may have reinstated the mining licence for Escobal held by Tahoe Resources’ (TSX: THO; NYSE: THO) subsidiary, but the company has been unable to resolve a blockade…
McEwen to proceed with Los Azules permitting and prefeasibility study
Reforms introduced by the Argentine government to encourage mining investment by eliminating taxes on exported mineral concentrates prompted McEwen Mining (TSX: MUX; NYSE: MUX) to revise a 2013 preliminary economic…
Pure Gold tables Madsen revival plan
VANCOUVER — Pure Gold Mining’s (TSXV: PGM) new preliminary economic assessment (PEA) culminates three years of detailed geological modelling and drilling at its past-producing Madsen gold mine in northwestern Ontario’s…
Eastmain confident in Eau Claire
Drilling over the last two years and more conservative parameters used in an updated resource estimate have increased grade and deleted marginal ounces at Eastmain Resources’ (TSX: ER; US-OTC: EANRF)…
Facts ‘n’ figures: ICSG says copper production declining
World mine production has declined 3% in the first five months of 2017, with concentrate production declining 2.5% and solvent extraction-electrowinning (SX-EW) declining 4.5%. The decline in world mine production…
Great Bear strikes gold at Dixie Lake
Great Bear Resources (TSXV: GBR) is off to a strong start at its Dixie Lake gold project in western Ontario’s 28 million oz. gold Red Lake district. After revising the…
The Northern Miner podcast – episode 73: Risk & reward part II ft. Joe Mazumdar
Matt sits down with Exploration Insights analyst Joe Mazumdar to talk about development risk and investor strategy. The discussion includes a round-up of recent development projects that have experienced some…
Ontario Snapshot: Six juniors advancing gold, copper and lithium projects
Ontario’s long and prosperous mining history has allowed more than a few juniors to hit the filing cabinets to dust off old mining projects and try to revive them. Here’s…
Editorial: Gold, copper reach new highs
The sustained strength in most precious and base metals this year reached breakout levels in September, as a weakening U.S. dollar and renewed optimism over Chinese metal demand pushed metal…
TSX slips, Sept. 5-8
The S&P/TSX Composite Index fell 206.28 points to 14,985.32, as the Canadian dollar surged from US71¢ to US81.54¢ on news of an interest rate hike from the Bank of Canada….