Maple Gold ‘still finding new gold zones’ at Douay
Maple Gold Mines (TSXV: MGM; US-OTC: MGMLF) has just finished a winter drill program at its Douay gold project in the Abitibi greenstone belt of northwestern Quebec. The company completed 21,100…
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The Northern Miner presents: Diamonds in Canada Symposium in Toronto on June 11
With feature speakers Eira Thomas, Grenville Thomas, and Matt Manson, The Northern Miner is pleased to once again bring the mining community together with a special Diamonds in Canada Symposium to be…
Osisko Mining builds critical mass in Quebec
In the first five months of the year, Osisko Mining (TSX: OSK) released resource estimates for two projects in Quebec while keeping in step with an ambitious drill program that…
Barrick takes strategic stake in Midas Gold
In the latest of a series of strategic investments in junior mining companies, Barrick Gold (TSX: ABX; NYSE: ABX) is acquiring a 19.9% stake in Midas Gold (TSX: MAX; US-OTC:…
Nevsun rejects $1.5B Euro Sun, Lundin Mining proposal
Nevsun Resources (TSX: NSU; NYSE-AM: NSU) is rejecting an unsolicited proposal by Euro Sun Mining (TSX: ESM) and Lundin Mining (TSX: LUN) that it says lacks adequate value and has…
Editorial: Former Massey Energy CEO, ex-con Blankenship attempts comeback in US Senate
It’s hard to figure out what the lessons are here, but the audacity and sheer political spectacle can’t go unremarked: the disgraced former CEO of Massey Energy, Don Blankenship, is…
TNM Video: Ross Beaty criticizes the burning of oil and gas at CMS 2018
In this clip, iconic mining entrepreneur Ross Beaty, chairman of Pan American Silver and Equinox Gold, criticizes the burning of fossil fuels in a fireside chat with CopperBank Resources executive…
TNM Video: Ross Beaty on the difficulty in valuing a mine at CMS 2018
In this clip, iconic mining entrepreneur Ross Beaty, chairman of Pan American Silver and Equinox Gold, discusses the complexities of valuing a mine in a fireside chat with CopperBank Resources…
Agnico Eagle slashes stake in Belo Sun Mining
Agnico Eagle Mines (TSX: AEM; NYSE: AEM) has sold 44.6 million common shares in Belo Sun Mining (TSX: BSX), slashing its stake in the company from 19.14% to 9.57%. The…
Equinox Gold nears production at Aurizona
Equinox Gold (TSXV: EQX; US-OTC: EQXGF) expects to pour the first gold at its Aurizona open-pit project in northeastern Brazil before year-end. The past-producing mine — which was put on…
The Northern Miner’s video tribute to Peter Munk
To celebrate the life of Peter Munk (1927-2018), founder of Barrick Gold and recipient of The Northern Miner‘s Lifetime Achievement Award, we have prepared this video tribute (see detailed slide…
Stratabound options Golden Culvert in Yukon
Kim Tyler was manager of project evaluations for North America at a mid-tier mining company in September 2016 when he first came across the Golden Culvert property in the Upper…