Vancouver-based Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers (TSX: RBA) plans to pay US$758.5 million for IronPlanet, an online, used heavy equipment marketplace. IronPlanet was founded in 1999 and specializes in serving corporate accounts,…
Sudbury’s Laurentian University says it is launching an “unprecedented research effort” to boost the discovery rates of new mineral deposits, with the largest funding announcement in the institution’s 56-year history….
The O’Brien gold mine in the Abitibi region of northwestern Quebec was the richest mine by grade along the Larder Lake-Cadillac Fault between 1926 and 1957, when miners intermittently made…
VANCOUVER — Richmont Mines (TSX: RIC; NYSE-MKT: RIC) is having an impressive year at its flagship Island Gold mine near Wawa, Ont., with highlights including record gold production figures, falling operating…
To get a pulse on the health of Canada’s mining industry, it’s useful to browse through the newly released Mining Sector Performance Report 2006–2015, which is prepared by the Intergovernmental…
Darnley Bay Resources (TSXV: DBL) is acquiring 42 zinc-lead deposits over a 68 km strike length in the Northwest Territories, and the junior explorer’s management team is providing a clear…
VANCOUVER — Eldorado Gold (TSX: ELD; NYSE: EGO) will likely have $1 billion in total liquidity on its balance sheet at year-end thanks to the proposed sale its Chinese gold mines,…
This week we have staff writer Lesley Stokes’ full 25-minute conversation with filmmaker Nettie Wild about her award-winning “cinematic celebration of northwestern British Columbia,” KONELĪNE: our land beautiful. The Northern…
The S&P/TSX Composite Index lost ground over the week, retreating 1.3% to 14,785.29, as the price of oil weakened. The S&P/TSX Global Mining Index stayed relatively flat at 63.46, while…
In January, Klondex Mines (TSX: KDX; NYSE-MKT: KLDX) negotiated a deal with creditors to buy the Rice Lake gold mine and mill complex near Bisset, Man., for US$32 million. The…
The Northern Miner’s western editor Matthew Keevil speaks with Paul West-Sells, president and CEO of Western Copper and Gold (TSX: WRN; NYSE-MKT: WRN), at the company’s Casino copper-gold porphyry project,…
Agnico Eagle Mines (TSX: AEM; NYSE: AEM) hit the ball out of the park with its third-quarter results, driven by strong production and cash generation. Net income was US$49.4 million,…
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