TSX up, July 19-23
The S&P/TSX Composite Index rose 1.02% to 20,188.43 during the July 19-23 trading week. The S&P/TSX Global Mining Index climbed 0.50% to 107.36, and the S&P/TSX Global Base Metals Index…
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Top Ten U.S. miners
Mining in the United States has played a significant role in the country’s development. The Northern Miner presents its annual top-ten list of the largest U.S.-based mining companies ranked by market capitalization,…
Newmont to decide on $2 billion project in Peru by year-end
Yanacocha Sulfides would allow operations at the massive gold mine to continue beyond 2040.
Antofagasta says drought could hit full year production
Chilean miner Antofagasta (LSE: ANTO) saw copper output fall 2.8% to 361,500 tonnes in the first half of 2021 and warned that full-year production guidance, unchanged for now, could be…
Rio2 to raise up to US$135 million for Fenix gold mine construction
The mine financing package would allow the company to maintain its current schedule for first gold production in Q4 2022.
Top ten U.S.-based mid-tier and junior precious metal companies
This year’s ranking of the top ten U.S.-based mid-tier and junior precious metals companies based on market capitalization as of July 7, features a number of new entrants including i-80…
Lundin’s Fruta del Norte gold mine continues to exceed expectations
Lundin Gold (TSX: LUG) has reported record gold production for the second quarter of 2021, only sixteen months after its Fruta del Norte gold-silver mine in Ecuador, the country’s largest, kicked off…
Alpha Lithium produces lithium products from Tolillar salar in Argentina
Vancouver-based junior Alpha Lithium’s (TSXV: ALLI; US-OTC; ALLIF) wholly-owned Tolillar salar project in Argentina, about 170 km southeast of the city of Salta, has the potential to be a significant source…
US markets rise, July 5-9
The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.24% to finish the week at 34,870.16 and the S&P 500 climbed 0.40% to 4,369.55. Spot gold rose by US$20.60 per oz., or 1.15%,…
TSX up, July 5-9
The S&P/TSX Composite Index rose 0.16% to 20,257.95 during the July 5-9 trading week. The S&P/TSX Global Mining Index climbed 2.24% to 109.76, and the S&P/TSX Global Base Metals Index…
Rob McEwen says newly minted McEwen Copper will provide shareholders with exceptional copper price leverage
With the copper price trending in record territory after nearly doubling over the past 12 months, mining veteran and industry luminary Rob McEwen tells The Northern Miner the time had…
Ero Copper hits 67 metres of 9.21% copper in extension of the Pilar mine
Vancouver-based Ero Copper (TSX: ERO, NYSE: ERO) has provided an exploration update on its ongoing drill programs for the MCSA mining complex and the NX Gold mine, both in Brazil,…