Kirkland Lake rides high grades towards banner year
VANCOUVER — Kirkland Lake Gold (TSX: KLG) has been on a tear in 2017 thanks to high gold grades and strong operating performances at its two flagship assets: the Macassa operation…
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CleanTeq signs offtake agreement with Chinese company
Robert Friedland, co-chairman of CleanTeq Holdings (ASX: CLQ) and a major shareholder, with 16% of the company’s outstanding shares, has signed an offtake deal with a Chinese company to supply…
Gold demand cools in Q2
The following is an edited summary of the World Gold Council’s Gold Demand Trends report for this year’s second quarter. For the full report, please visit www.gold.org. Global gold demand in the second…
Klondike Gold to ramp up drilling in Yukon
VANCOUVER — The rush is on for Klondike Gold (TSXV: KG; US-OTC: KDKGF) in the Yukon’s 20 million oz. Klondike placer goldfields. The junior explorer has mobilized a second drill rig onto…
Mexico Snapshot: Six active juniors
Mexico is a home away from home for Canadian mineral explorers and junior mine developers, with its highly prospective geology, low operating costs and pro-mining culture. Here are six Canadian…
Editorial: Ontario gov’t to fund road to Ring of Fire, nearby First Nations
It’s the first bit of genuinely good news about Ontario’s Ring of Fire mineral district in five years: the Ontario government has pledged “support” and provincial funding to build two…
Alacran is just the tip of the iceberg, Cordoba says
Since January, when Cordoba Minerals (TSXV: CDB; US-OTC: CDBMF) completed the first resource estimate on its Alacran deposit in Colombia based on 22 drill holes, the company has drilled another…
The Northern Miner podcast – episode 71: The commodity forecast special
Matt’s back in studio this week with a forward-looking show on commodity price forecasts and analyst reviews. We’re talking base and precious metals, and will touch on the recent broad…
Southern Silver expands new zone at Cerro las Minitas
VANCOUVER — The last six months of drilling have been a game changer for Southern Silver Exploration (TSXV: SSV; US-OTC: SSVFF) at its Cerro las Minitas silver-lead-zinc project, 70 km…
Almadex taps into Mexico’s overlooked porphyry potential
VANCOUVER — Prospect generator Almadex Minerals (TSXV: AMZ; US-OTC: AXDDF) has pulled the best drill hole to date at its El Cobre gold-copper property, 75 km south of the port…
US markets post marginal gains, Aug. 21-25
The Dow Jones Industrial Average advanced 0.64% to 21,813.67 and the S&P 500 Index rose 0.72% to 2,443.05. The Philadelphia Gold & Silver Index increased 2.29% to 85.82. Freeport-McMoRan was…
TSX breaks 15,000 level, Aug. 21-25
The S&P/TSX Composite Index broke the 15,000 level, finishing 0.69% higher at 15,055.99. Base metal prices — copper climbed above US$3 per lb. for the first time since 2011, while…