NexGen unveils monster resource at Arrow
NexGen Energy‘s (TSXV: NXE; US-OTC: NXGEF) shares have surged on the back of a stellar maiden resource estimate on the junior’s Arrow uranium deposit at its Rook 1 property in…
Canada
AME BC caught off guard by Tsilquot’in, BC gov’t accord
VANCOUVER — Gavin Dirom, president and CEO of the Association for Mineral Exploration British Columbia (AME BC), told The Northern Miner during a phone interview that he was “surprised” and…
Western Australia takes top spot in Fraser Institute study
Saskatchewan is the most attractive mining jurisdiction in Canada again, and globally the second best place for investments, according to the Fraser Institute’s Annual survey of mining companies: 2015. The…
Continental Gold confirms Buritica’s strong economics
A feasibility study on Continental Gold’s (TSX: CNL; US-OTC: CGOOF) Buritica gold-silver project in Antioquia, Colombia, confirms strong economics for a high-grade underground mine. BMO analyst Brian Quast comments the study…
TSX finishes in the red, Feb. 22-26
Canada’s benchmark index slipped 0.1% to close at 12,797.79, despite higher crude oil prices. The S&P/TSX Capped Diversified Metals & Mining Index, however, gained 0.7% to close at 352.81. The…
The Northern Miner podcast – episode 1: Gold spike
Lesley Stokes and Matt Keevil kick off their inaugural recording session from our studio in Vancouver. Topics include the recent spike in gold prices, the lithium boom in Nevada’s Clayton…
Commentary: Deciding whether or not to use flow-through shares in Quebec
Mineral exploration in Canada has attracted widespread interest over the past few decades and is today considered by most as a sector in its own right. This has been made…
Taseko’s proxy battle with Raging River heats up
VANCOUVER — Taseko Mines (TSX: TKO; NYSE-MKT: TGB) is in the midst of a proxy battle with upstart activist shareholder group Raging River Capital, which has led to a flurry of…
New Millennium sticks to its guns in fight with dissidents
New Millennium Iron (TSX: NML) is in the throes of a proxy fight as disgruntled shareholders aim to replace the company’s board of directors at a special shareholders’ meeting in mid-March.
Fission heats up PLS with twin ‘book-end’ discoveries
VANCOUVER — Fission Uranium (TSX: FCU; US-OTC: FCUUF) is back in the discovery business at the Patterson Lake South (PLS) uranium project in Saskatchewan’s Athabasca Basin following a year filled with uncertainty.
Richmont CEO Renaud Adams: ‘Now we control our destiny’
Richmont Mines’ (TSX: RIC; NYSE-MKT: RIC) president and CEO Renaud Adams talked to The Northern Miner about the 187% reserve increase at its two gold mines. Reserves at the Island Gold mine in Ontario grew 206% to…
US stocks soar, Feb. 15-19
The S&P 500 Index and the Dow Jones Industrial Average posted their best performances since November. The S&P 500 rose 2.8% to 1,917.78, and the Dow advanced 2.6% to 16,391.99. The Nasdaq climbed 3.8% to 4,504.43, in its largest weekly…