US markets rise during the Jan. 24-28 trading week
The Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 460.1 points or 1.34% to 34,725.47 and the S&P 500 rose 33.91 points or 0.77% to 4,431.85. Spot gold dropped US$44.00 per oz. or…
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Radisson Mining releases “high-grade” drill results from O’Brien project
Radisson Mining (TSXV: RDS; US-OTC: RMRDF) has reported high-grade gold intercepts from its 100% owned O’Brien gold project located along the Larder-Lake-Cadillac Break in Quebec, between the mining towns of Rouyn-Noranda…
Canada’s Industry Minister says Neo Lithium takeover was “thoroughly reviewed and scrutinized”
Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry François-Philippe Champagne says Zijin Mining’s proposed takeover of Neo Lithium (TSXV: NLC; US-OTC: NTTHF) is not “injurious to Canada’s national security.” Speaking to the…
Western Uranium & Vanadium hopes to ride the uranium wave
Western Uranium & Vanadium (CSE: WUC; US-OTC: WSTRF) CEO George Glasier says the company’s Sunday mine complex in Colorado will be in a good position to take advantage of bullish demand forecasts for uranium. “A lot of…
Tanzanian Gold pins its hope on a three-pronged approach at Buckreef
Tanzanian Gold (TSX: TNX; NYSE: TRX) believes a three-pronged approach to developing its 2-million-ounce Buckreef project could lead to Tanzania’s next national mining success story, CEO Stephen Mullowney tells The Northern Miner. Situated about 45 km to the west of Barrick Gold’s (TSX: ABX; NYSE: GOLD) Bulyanhulu gold mine and nearly…
Three Valley Copper suspends mining operations in Chile
Three Valley Copper (TSXV: TVC; US-OTC: TVCCF) has temporarily suspended operations at its Minera Tres Valles (MTV) complex near the city of Salamanca in Chile due to the consistent underperformance of its Don Gabriel open pit mine,…
Endeavour Mining and Fortuna Silver operations unaffected by Burkina coup
Endeavour Mining (TSX: EDV; LSE: EDV; US-OTC: EDVMF) and Fortuna Silver Mines (TSX: FVI; NYSE: FSM) say their mines in Burkina Faso have not been affected after a military junta seized control of the country…
Fortune Minerals plans Alberta cobalt refinery
Fortune Minerals (TSX: FT) intends to buy a defunct steel processing plant in Alberta and turn it into a cobalt refinery. The company says the plant, which it will purchase for $5.5 million, will significantly reduce the…
Chinese takeover of Neo Lithium “irrelevant to national security interests” says Liberal MP
The proposed takeover of Canadian-based Neo Lithium (TSXV: NLC; US-OTC: NTTHF) by China’s Zijin Mining is not a concern, Liberal MP Andy Fillmore said. Speaking to a House of Commons committee on January 20, Fillmore…
More than 100 injured, at least a dozen dead after blast in Ghana’s mining region
At least 13 people have been killed and more than 100 injured after a vehicle carrying explosives to a gold mine exploded after colliding with a motorcycle in western Ghana, police and government officials say. …
Imperial Metals surrenders giant copper project to B.C. government
Imperial Metals (TSX:III) has entered into a memorandum of agreement with British Columbia to surrender the mining rights of its Giant Copper project, located between Hope and Princeton and surrounded…
Global Atomic releases drill results from Dasa uranium project in Niger
Drill results from the Zone 3 extension at Global Atomic’s (TSX: GLO; US-OTC: GLATF) Dasa uranium project in Niger have “exceeded expectations,” CEO Stephen Roman says. The drilling outlined continuous mineralization over a…