Mining vs tech: the battle for speculative capital
Mining and tech are two high-risk, high-reward sectors with a diverse pool of small-cap stocks vying for investor interest. No doubt, tech has won the popularity contest over the last…
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Video: Quartermain says gold should be classed as a ‘critical metal’
Gold should be considered a critical mineral due to its essential role in modern electronics, says Canadian mining luminary Robert Quartermain. Quartermain advocates that recognizing gold as a critical mineral…
New Gold unveils three-year plan for 35% production growth
New Gold (TSX: NGD; NYSE: NGD) has defined the path forward to increase gold production by 35% from last year’s total to 410,000 to 460,000 oz. in 2026, which includes…
Auxico Resources hails exploration results at Colombian REE project
Auxico Resources (TSXV: AUAG; US-OTC: AUXIF) has reported positive reports form its sampling program at the Minastyc property in Colombia, where it has found what it calls “significant” concentrations of…
Billion-dollar Canada Nickel plants would boost Ontario processing for EV supplies
Canada Nickel (TSXV: CNC; US-OTC: CNIKF) says it plans to build two metal processing plants that could cost more than US$1 billion to serve the world’s largest nickel sulphide project it’s…
Mining some tales with… Claudia Tornquist
Mining some tales with… Claudia Tornquist Every month, The Northern Miner gets to know a different executive in the mining industry by asking them about everything — except mining. This…
Near-term view on commodities rosier than reality, reports say
Macquarie Group’s analysis of January’s purchasing managers’ index (PMI) data suggests the global industrial cycle may be at a turning point following recent lows, potentially signalling a bullish phase for…
Rising uranium price, sales volume boost Cameco earnings
Higher sales volumes and realized prices for uranium production and fuel services meant that Cameco’s (TSX: CCO; NYSE: CCJ) 2023 net earnings and cash from operations more than doubled from…
Video: Mazumdar highlights sector’s challenges; need for sentiment shift
Of the many challenges facing the mining sector right now, the biggest one is investor sentiment, says Joe Mazumdar, mining analyst, editor and writer of the Exploration Insights Newsletter. Mazumdar,…
Cash crunch has junior miners feeling ‘despondent’
According to Mining Intelligence data, mining financings tumbled by around 13% last year, after falling a precipitous 45% the previous year. Numbers from the Prospectors and Developers Association aren’t in…
Sun Peak shares rise as it looks to resume exploration in Ethiopia
Shares in Canadian junior miner Sun Peak Metals (TSXV: PEAK; US-OTC: SUNPF) rose to their highest level in nearly three years on Wednesday after announcing it’s prepared to resume exploration…
Temas Resources’ La Blance PEA pushes shares to 12-month high
An assessment for Vancouver-based Temas Resources’ (CSE: TMAS) La Blache titanium-vanadium-iron project in eastern Quebec boasts a $6.8-billion net present value that is more than six times higher than its…