New Gold struggles with cost overruns at Rainy River
VANCOUVER — Shares of Canadian gold miner New Gold (TSX: NGD; NYSE-MKT: NGD) were hit hard after revelations of more cost overruns and delays at its wholly owned Rainy River gold…
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Detour postpones production from West Detour pit until 2021
A request by one of Detour Gold’s (TSX: DGC) aboriginal partners to submit the company’s environmental study report for its West Detour gold project to the federal government, in addition…
Uranium snapshot: six juniors of interest
With uranium oxide prices making a rebound over the last two months after hitting 12-year lows, uranium juniors are seeing renewed interest from investors. Here are six such companies worth…
Fission expands uranium resource at PLS
VANCOUVER — Fission Uranium (TSX: FCU; US-OTC: FCUUF) is trying to strike a fiscal balance between resource expansion and grassroots discovery at its Patterson Lake South (PLS) uranium project in the…
The Northern Miner podcast – episode 45: Post Roundup 2017 ft. Yukon Deputy Premier
This week we head to the floor of AME BC’s Roundup 2017 conference in Vancouver, B.C., for exclusive Northern Miner coverage. Lesley’s geology corner heads to the Core Shack for…
Denison CEO on becoming Canada’s next uranium producer
VANCOUVER — Lukas Lundin’s Denison Mines (TSX: DML; NYSE-MKT: DNN) has one vision at its Wheeler River joint venture in Saskatchewan’s Athabasca basin: to become Canada’s next uranium producer. The company…
TSX creeps higher, Jan. 23–27
Canada’s main stock index inched up after the first trading week since U.S. president Donald J. Trump took office. The S&P/TSX Composite Index added 0.2% to close at 15,575.81. The…
Roundup 2017: Geoscience BC showcases new mag survey
VANCOUVER — Bruce Madu, vice-president of minerals and mining at the non-profit research organization Geoscience BC, says that explorers can “take their pick” of copper, gold, silver and/or molybdenum targets…
TNM Data Miner: Largest global gold reserves in 2016
The Northern Miner put together the largest global gold reserves at operating mines in 2016, using the Intelligence Mine database from sister company Infomine. The list excludes combined reserves at…
TNM Video: Roundup Core Shack tour ft. Marathon Gold & Nighthawk Gold
The Northern Miner‘s resident geologist Lesley Stokes takes a tour of the Core Shack at AME BC‘s Roundup 2017 conference in Vancouver, British Columbia. She chats with Marathon Gold (TSX:…
Roundup 2017: Interview with Exploration Insights’ Brent Cook and Joe Mazumdar
The Northern Miner sits down with Exploration Insights analysts Brent Cook and Joe Mazumdar at AME BC’s Roundup 2017 conference to chat about the state of resource markets, and what…
NexGen resumes drilling at Arrow
NexGen Energy (TSX: NXE; US-OTC: NXGEF) has kicked off a $14-million winter 2017 drill program at its Rook I property in Saskatchewan’s Athabasca basin. The program will comprise seven drill…