EnGold discovers copper-rich skarn at Lac La Hache
VANCOUVER — EnGold Mines (TSXV: EGM) has mobilized another drill rig onto its Lac La Hache polymetallic property in central B.C., following the discovery of a new copper-gold-silver skarn zone…
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AuRico CEO Richter on Kemess permits, royalty strategy
VANCOUVER — AuRico Metals (TSX: AMI; US-OTC: ARCTF) is closing in on regulatory approvals to revive the Kemess copper-gold mine, 250 km north of Smithers in north-central British Columbia. On March…
PDAC 2017: Rick Rule likens prospect generators to ‘partial lottery tickets’
Rick Rule, president and CEO of Sprott U.S. Holdings, shared his top investment ideas and views on exploration in an interview on the sidelines of the recent Prospectors & Developers…
Goldcorp takes 19.9% stake in Triumph
VANCOUVER — A new spin on target generation at Triumph Gold’s (TSXV: TIG) Freegold Mountain gold project in south-central Yukon has enticed international miner Goldcorp (TSX: G; NYSE: GG) to…
The Northern Miner podcast – episode 51: Northern geology special and Canadian Mining Symposium
Matt and Lesley sit down over coffee to discuss the geology of the Northwest Territories and Nunavut! We dig into northern exploration plays, including: Nighthawk Gold’s (TSXV: NHK; US-OTC: MIMZF)…
TSX slips as oil price sinks, March 6-10
The S&P/TSX Composite Index dipped 0.7% to close at 15,506.68, as oil and gold prices declined. The S&P/TSX Global Mining Index dropped 4.7% to 64.46, while the S&P/TSX Global Gold…
Ability to replenish reserves is miners’ top risk, KPMG says
The ability to access and replace reserves, including access to new projects, was the top perceived risk in the industry in 2016, moving up from second place in 2015 to…
NexGen tops 300M lb uranium at Arrow in Athabasca
VANCOUVER — NexGen Energy (TSX: NXE; US-OTC: NXGEF) has pushed the resource at its wholly owned Rook I property in Saskatchewan’s Athabasca basin, past the 300 million lb. contained U3O8 mark…
The Northern Miner podcast – episode 50: PDAC edition and historic tales ft. Otis Gold
Happy #PDAC2017 week! Matt and Lesley are back with a great edition of the Geology Corner where we discuss some outlandish mining deals from cycles past, including: finding gold in…
Robert Friedland, Lukas Lundin, David Garofalo and Kelvin Dushnisky to be featured speakers at TNM’s Canadian Mining Symposium in London
The Northern Miner in partnership with the Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) and supported by the High Commission of Canada in the United Kingdom and The Canadian Mining…
Saskatchewan the best place to invest, Fraser Institute says
Saskatchewan takes the crown as the most attractive jurisdiction for investment in the Fraser Institute’s annual Survey of Mining Companies 2016, moving up from second place in 2015, and dethroning Western…
Matt Manson our Mining Person of the Year
There’s something to be said for being first. And Matt Manson, The Northern Miner’s choice as Mining Person of the Year for 2016, bears the distinction of guiding Stornoway Diamond…