The Northern Miner podcast – episode 58: London Calling & the GSC’s 175th
Matt’s packing his bags and off to London for our inaugural Canadian Mining Symposium on May 9, but not before digging into the mining news/issues of the day and paying…
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Editorial: Christy Clark targets US thermal coal in defense of BC lumber
Forget about blood diamonds, uranium and coltan, the most politically charged mined commodity these days in North America is coal, which has emerged as a political football in the B.C….
First Cobalt picks up assets in Canada, DRC
Since joining First Cobalt (TSXV: FCC) in March, president and CEO Trent Mell has wasted little time getting down to work — unveiling two large property transactions, raising $6 million…
The Northern Miner podcast – episode 57: South American copper & Earth’s evolution
We’re back with a rock-solid episode featuring detailed updates on the wide world of international mining. Lesley sits down with Dr. Nicholas Gardiner, a research fellow at Western Australia’s Curtin…
Early Earth too hot for plate tectonics, study says
VANCOUVER — For the past four decades, the theory of plate tectonics has remained a fixture in every geologists understanding of how the earth’s crust glides across the planet and…
TNM Data Miner: Annual trends in global drilling activity
The Northern Miner has tapped the powerful Intelligence Mine database to explore trends in global mineral drilling activity over the past year. The data set covers nearly 60,000 diamond and reverse-circulation…
Timeline: The adventures of Robert Friedland
Entrepreneur, financier and company-maker Robert Friedland will be recognized with the Lifetime Achievement Award at The Northern Miner‘s Canadian Mining Symposium at the Canada House in London, U.K., on May 9,…
Odds ‘n’ Sods: Memories of Sourdough Bay
I read the article “Callinex grows Flin Flon footprint” (T.N.M., March 22/17), and it reminded me of an anecdotal incident that happened back in the 1960s when my father Lew…
Yukon catches more majors’ eyes
Recent investments in the Yukon by Barrick Gold (TSX: ABX; NYSE: ABX), Newmont Mining (NYSE: NEM) and Agnico Eagle Mines (NYSE: AEM; TSX: AEM) underscore the allure of Canada’s Far…
Imperial explores Mount Polley’s upside
VANCOUVER — It’s been over two and a half years since a catastrophic tailings dam failure paralyzed activity at Imperial Metals’ (TSX: III; US-OTC: IPMLF) Mount Polley copper-gold mine, 56…
TSX Venture eases down, April 17-21
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index shed 8.5 points to an 824.7-point close over the trading week, as spot gold prices lost US$1.25 to US$1,284.44 per oz., and Comex copper prices…
Robert Friedland: Celebrating a lifetime of achievement
Over most of the last two decades, the first voice Peter Meredith would hear at the crack of dawn each morning was Robert Friedland’s. “The phone would ring and he…