TSX mixed, Sept. 14-18
The S&P/TSX Composite Index fell 0.15% to 16,198.97 during the Sept. 14-18 trading week. The S&P/TSX Global Mining Index rose 0.52% to 101.18, and the S&P/TSX Global Base Metals Index…
Articles by Carl A. Williams
Callinex says Pine Bay could revitalise Flin Flon
The Flin Flon mining district, which straddles Manitoba and Saskatchewan, hosts Hudbay Minerals’ (TSX: HBM; NYSE: HBM) 777 mine. The underground mine, which has been producing base and precious metals…
Gold output to fall 1.7% in 2020 on shutdowns: report
The suspension of mining activities due to the Covid-19 outbreak in the second quarter of this year will result in a 1.7% decline in global gold production in 2020, says…
TomaGold sells 25% interest in Monster Lake project to Iamgold
TomaGold (TSXV: LOT) is selling its 25% interest in the Monster Lake project to Iamgold (TSX: IMG; NYSE: IAG). Under the sales agreement, Iamgold will pay TomaGold $500,000 in cash and $8 million…
Wesdome advances Kiena mine complex in Quebec
Wesdome Gold Mines (TSXV: WDO) has released drill results from underground definition drilling at its wholly owned Kiena mine complex, 15 km northwest of Val-d’Or and 100 km east of Rouyn-Noranda…
Tectonic Metals drills high-grade gold at Tibbs project in Alaska
Tectonic Metals (TSXV: TECT; US-OTC: TETOF) has released the first set of drill results from the 2020 drilling campaign at its Tibbs gold project, located in the Goodpaster mining district, 175…
Atlantic Nickel extends Santa Rita mine life to 34 years
Appian Capital Advisory’s Atlantic Nickel has released the results from a preliminary economic assessment (PEA) of its wholly owned Santa Rita nickel-copper-cobalt mine in northeastern Brazil. Santa Rita, one of…
‘A structured process’: SRK panel discusses strengths and weaknesses of feasibility studies at the Global Mining Symposium
The Global Mining Symposium’s final panel brought together experts from across the industry to discuss the merits and shortcomings of feasibility studies and how they can be improved to add…
‘Dividends create a financial discipline’: Yamana’s Peter Marrone on how to run a gold company at the Global Mining Symposium
Executive chairman and founder of Yamana Gold (TSX: YRI; NYSE: AUY), Peter Marrone, spoke on the second day of the Global Mining Symposium about the company’s assets, its strategy, and his views…
‘Conscious capitalism’: Impact investing panel debates social role of mining industry at the Global Mining Symposium
The Northern Miner kicked off its inaugural Global Mining Symposium on Tuesday, with mining leaders, influential investment professionals, and forward-thinking innovators from around the world. The three-day event includes panel…
Unigold upgrades resource, launches $5M exploration program at Candelones
Unigold (TSXV: UGD) has announced an updated mineral resource estimate for the Candelones oxide project on the company’s flagship Neita concession, a 226-sq.-km land package located in the province of…
New management brings ‘modern thinking’ to environmentally-challenged Bunker Hill Mine
For over a century, the mines of Silver Valley in the Coeur d’Alene Mountains in northern Idaho have been a source of tremendous mineral wealth. From the mid-1880s, those mines…