US markets dip, Feb. 19-23
Gold closed at US$1,328.20, down 1.36% over the previous week, as U.S. markets slipped. The Philadelphia Gold and Silver Index fell 3.24% to 80.53 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average…
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Site visit: Northern Empire juggles options for Sterling gold
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA — Out in the Nevada desert, 160 km northwest of Las Vegas and amid military facilities where soldiers pilot drones in the Middle East, and the secrets…
Hecla seeks arbitration to end Lucky Friday strike
VANCOUVER — Hecla Mining (NYSE: HL) is turning to arbitration to resolve a labour dispute at its Lucky Friday underground silver mine in Shoshone County, North Idaho. The company has been…
US Snapshot: Six juniors with active programs
With prices for gold, silver, and other metals and minerals on the upswing, the mining and exploration scene is heating up again in the U.S., particularly in traditional mining destinations…
Coeur invests in US assets
VANCOUVER — Chicago-based Coeur Mining (NYSE: CDE) has 75% of its company-wide reserves in the U.S., and the company continues to invest on its home turf. Coeur boosted exploration spending by…
Premier plans ‘big year’ in Nevada
Having lopped off more than half of its debt last year and with over $100 million in the bank, Premier Gold Mines (TSX: PG) is primed and ready for a…
Liberty Gold tables maiden resource for Goldstrike
Liberty Gold (TSX: LGD) has completed the first resource estimate on its flagship, wholly owned Goldstrike oxide gold project in southwestern Utah. The project lies near the Nevada border in…
Klondex sees grades drop at Fire Creek gold mine
VANCOUVER — Klondex Mines (TSX: KDX; NYSE-AM: KLDX) is drilling its Fire Creek underground gold-silver mine in northern Nevada, but grades and ounces in the wider deposit have fallen year-on-year. Klondex…
The Northern Miner podcast – episode 91: The US mining special ft. Mickey Fulp
Subscribe, rate and follow us on SoundCloud, iTunes, YouTube, Google Play, Stitcher or RSS Feed! This week we’re digging into the recent wild ride on North American equity markets (1:00) and talking about the current mining climate…
Editorial: Cobalt positioned to enjoy strong year
In many eyes, cobalt is set to become an investor darling for 2018, and the recent royalty hike on cobalt production by the government of the world’s largest producer —…
Corvus drills toward Mother Lode PEA in Nevada
Corvus Gold (TSX: KOR; US-OTC: CORVF) is drilling its wholly owned Mother Lode gold project in Nevada’s Walker Lane gold belt to establish a resource estimate and preliminary economic assessment…
PwC: Miners drive $5B year in Canadian IPOs
The following is an edited summary from PwC about its annual IPO survey. For more information, visit www.pwc.com. The 2017 market for initial public offerings (IPOs) in Canada raced across…