Thomas Kaplan fund invests in Victoria Gold
Billionaire Thomas Kaplan has a thing for the Yukon. His Electrum Strategic Opportunities Fund L.P., a mining-focused private equity fund that is one of the investment arms of his privately…
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SnipGold’s Iskut project attracts Seabridge
Seabridge Gold (TSX: SEA; NYSE: SA) plans to enhance its exploration potential in northwestern B.C.’s Golden Triangle by tucking in junior explorer SnipGold (TSXV: SGG) and its Iskut property, 110…
Auryn touts ‘district-scale’ potential at Committee Bay
VANCOUVER — Explorers often opine on district-scale discovery potential. But when it comes to Auryn Resources (TSXV: AUG) same claim for its massive land position on the Committee Bay gold belt in Nunavut,…
Brazil Resources completes maiden resource on Island Mountain
Brazil Resources (TSXV: BRI; US-OTC: BRIZF) hasn’t wasted any time since acquiring the Whistler project last year from prospect generator Kiska Metals Corp. (TSXV: KSK) in an all-share deal worth…
Integra diffuses proxy battle between Columbus, Eastmain
VANCOUVER — Integra Gold (TSXV: ICG; US-OTC: ICGQF) is making a $6-million strategic equity investment for a 9.9% stake in Quebec-focused gold explorer Eastmain Resources (TSX: ER), and is shaking…
Editorial: NDP one Leap from electoral oblivion
Canada’s left-leaning federal New Democratic Party has long been the home for unions representing Canada’s miners. But the embrace of deep-green environmentalism by half the delegates at the NDP’s national…
Kirkland shines as a multi-asset gold producer in Ontario
Kirkland Lake Gold’s (TSX: KGI; US-OTC: KGILF) vision of becoming an intermediate, multi-asset gold producer after an operational turnaround at its high-grade Macassa gold mine in northeastern Ontario is turning into…
The Northern Miner podcast – episode 8: Exploration spotlight and proxy battle supreme
Lesley Stokes returns from Kamloops Exploration Group’s conference (KEG) with plenty of updates on B.C. exploration. Meanwhile, discussion on the showdown between Eastmain Resources (TSX: ER; US-OTC: EANRF) and Columbus Gold…
Peregrine Diamonds on cusp of PEA
Like many junior exploration companies, Peregrine Diamonds (TSX: PGD) has had its share of hard knocks, and its shareholders have had to exercise patience over many years. The company found…
Harte Gold sends first ore to Barrick’s Hemlo mill
Harte Gold (TSX: HRT; US-OTC: HRTFF) has shipped the first ore from a 70,000-tonne, bulk-sample mining program to Barrick Gold’s (TSX: ABX; NYSE: ABX) Hemlo mill on Lake Superior’s North…
Empire Rock to investigate lithium brine in Alberta gas fields
Lisa Chapman hopes lithium production in the oil patch will help diversify Alberta’s economy. The president and CEO of Empire Rock Minerals (TSXV: EPR) is steering the junior explorer into…
TMAC targets commercial production at Hope Bay in 2017
TMAC Resources (TSX: TMR) aims to get its flagship Hope Bay gold project in Nunavut into commercial production in early 2017. Located in the Kitikmeot region, 125 km southwest of Cambridge…