Site visit: Continental stays on track at Buritica
BURITICA, COLOMBIA — It has been one year since The Northern Miner last toured the Buritica gold project, and the interim has been a critical period for Continental Gold (TSX:…
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Is Chile losing ground in the lithium space?
Chile should lead the world in lithium production. The Salar de Atacama in northern Chile is the world’s largest and richest lithium resource, containing almost half the world’s known reserves,…
Horizonte shares rise on Orion financing
Orion Mine Finance is handing over US$25 million in cash in exchange for a 2.25% royalty on Horizonte Minerals’ (TSX: HZM; AIM: HZM) Araguaia project in Brazil, one of the…
Site visit: Coro dusts off new copper find
MEJILLONES, CHILE — Coro Mining (TSX: COP) could soon be building Chile’s newest copper mine. You would think someone would have already looked here. High in the arid hills above…
‘Logic and law will prevail’ in dispute, Plateau Energy Metals’ CEO says
Plateau Energy Metals (TSXV: PLU) has lost its appeal to overturn a decision by the Instituto Geológico Minero y Metalúrgico (Ingemmet) to cancel 32 of its 149 concessions in Peru….
Ecuador’s pro-mining stance tests country’s resolve
More than a decade since Ecuador opened its doors to mining, the Andean country is beginning to see the results. In July, production began at the country’s first large-scale mining…
Tinka delivers Ayawilca PEA study
Several years after its discovery, Tinka Resources (TSXV: TK) has delivered a preliminary economic assessment (PEA) on the zinc sulphide deposit at its wholly owned Ayawilca project, 200 km northeast…
TSX Venture edges higher, July 22-26: Great Bear, Rio2, Jervois Mining
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index climbed 0.16% to 592.89 during the trading week. Drill results and exploration success at its Dixie project in the Red Lake district of Ontario sent…
Top-10, Canada-based precious metals developers
Canadian gold and silver juniors are leading project advancement at home and abroad, as precious metals exploration and development enjoy boom times again. The following are the top-10, Canadian-headquartered precious…
Teck advances QB2 copper project in Chile
If all goes according to plan in northern Chile, Teck Resources (TSX: TECK.B; NYSE: TECK) and its partners Sumitomo Metal Mining and Sumitomo will start commissioning and ramping up their…
Top-10 Canadian miners by market cap
The Northern Miner presents the top-10, Canada-headquartered mining companies by market capitalization, as of early July 2019. 1. Nutrien Market cap: $41.8 billion Nutrien (TSX: NTR; NYSE: NTR) is the…
Yamana’s Marrone on where gold companies can find value propositions
At The Northern Miner’s Canadian Mining Symposium, held at Canada House in London, U.K., Yamana Gold (TSX: YRI; NYSE: AUY) executive chairman Peter Marrone spoke on the many changes at…