YMP Scholarship Fund grows to $200,000
Applications for the 2022 Young Mining Professionals (YMP) Scholarship Fund are now open for students enrolled this coming September in an Earth Science or Mining Engineering program at a Canadian…
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Higher prices do not incentivize more production: BofA report
Higher commodity prices are not high enough to incentivize new production to come online, as slowing demand from China weighs heavy, especially on copper. Bank of America recently hosted its…
Osisko Development shares Cariboo PEA, plans first gold pour Q1 2024
Osisko Development (TSXV: ODV) has released the results from its preliminary economic assessment (PEA) for the Cariboo gold project in central B.C. The study, which examines a large, low-cost underground…
JV Article: Tudor advances Treaty Creek – one of the largest gold discoveries in the last 30 years
Location is key for success in many undertakings. In real estate it is the only consideration. In gold exploration, the best location to look for is where there are other…
Hudbay Minerals allowed to move Arizona copper project forward
Canada’s Hudbay Minerals (TSX, NYSE: HBM) has scored a small but key win in the United States after an Arizona judge ruled in favour of the company’s planned Copper World mine….
U.S. markets fall during May 16-20 trading week
The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 961.52 points or 3.1% to 31,261.90 over the week, with the S&P 500 retreating by 106.65 points or 2.7% to 3,901.36. Shares of Gold…
TSXV edges higher over May 16-20
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index eked out a gain of 5.44 points over the May 16-20 trading week to end at 702.09. Los Andes Copper saw the biggest share price…
Skyharbour buys into Rio Tinto’s Russell Lake uranium project
Canadian explorer Skyharbour Resources (TSXV: SYH) has inked a cash and shares deal to acquire an initial 51% stake in Rio Tinto’s (NYSE: RIO; LSE: RIO; ASX: RIO) Russell Lake…
The view from England: Party time as resources soar
In the U.K., despite horrendous inflation and gloomy economic forecasts, we are preparing to party. To mark the beginning of a four-day Platinum Jubilee celebration, thousands of beacons are being…
OBITUARY: Graham Farquharson – the straight shooter who busted Bre-X and changed the industry
In May 1997, the editorial staff of The Northern Miner broke one of its own rules and bought an equity position in Bre-X Minerals. Journalists normally aren’t allowed to buy…
Banyan Gold CEO: AurMac could achieve Tier 1 status this fall
Banyan Gold (TSXV: BYN) has delivered a mineral resource update on its flagship AurMac property nestled in an emerging mining district of the Yukon between Alexco Resource Corp’s (TSX: AXU)…
TDG releases initial resource for former Shasta gold-silver mine in B.C.
TDG Gold (TSXV: TDG) has published an initial resource estimate for the former producing Shasta gold-silver mine in north-central B.C. following the conclusion of its 2021 drill program, which confirmed…