Rob McEwen defies gravity
Commercial flights to the edge of space on Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShipTwo are supposed to start in March 2015, after the company’s billionaire founder Richard Branson and his son Sam make the trip first.
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Juniors optimistic at the Precious Metals Summit
BEAVER CREEK, COLORADO — The fourth annual Precious Metals Summit, held at an exclusive ski resort in Beaver Creek, Colo., kicked off on Sept. 10, with more than 100 select juniors presenting over two days.
Ian Ball jumps into the void, lands at Abitibi Royalties
When McEwen Mining (TSX: MUX; NYSE-MUX) announced in May that its president Ian Ball was resigning after nine years with the company, the news caught many people in Toronto’s tightly knit mining circles by surprise.
McEwen and Turk talk gold
The Northern Miner invited James Turk, the London-based gold analyst and founder of GoldMoney, and mining legend Rob McEwen of McEwen Mining (TSX: MUX; NYSE: MUX), to discuss their views on a number of issues ranging from the value of money,…
U.S. markets falter while gold rises, March 10-14
Investors turned jittery over the period, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average down 388 points to 16,065.67, the S&P 500 Index shedding 36 points to 1,841.13 and the Nasdaq Composite Index 87 points lower to 4,245.40.
San Jose yields more high grades
VANCOUVER — Partners McEwen Mining (TSX: MUX; NYSE: MUX) and Hochschild Mining (LSE: HOC; US-OTC: HCHDF) more than replaced the mined-out reserves at their San Jose mine in Argentina in 2013, despite the operation producing 33% more gold…
McEwen Mining gets the go-ahead for El Gallo 2
Regulatory authorities in Mexico have given the green light to McEwen Mining (TSX: MUX; NYSE: MUX) to build and operate El Gallo 2 — part of the company’s larger El Gallo silver–gold mining complex in the foothills of the…
Commentary: Rob McEwen on the outlook for 2014
Rob McEwen, chairman and chief owner of McEwen Mining, shared his thoughts with The Northern Miner about the outlook for the mining industry in 2014. McEwen Mining’s principal assets consist of the San Jose mine in Santa Cruz, Argentina…
Coeur commits to royalty business
In an attempt to generate a higher margin, less volatile free cash flow and diversify its metal exposure and future avenues for growth, Coeur Mining (TSX: CDM; NYSE: CDE) is acquiring privately held Global Royalty Corp., which has interests in…
U.S. markets, Oct. 28 – Nov. 1
U.S. markets gained momentum during the trading week as investors assessed corporate earnings. The Dow Jones Industrial Average advanced 45 points to 15,615.55. The broader S&P 500 Index edged up nearly 2 points to 1,761.64. The Nasdaq…
McEwen Mining improves Los Azules’ economics
VANCOUVER — It has been nearly three years since McEwen Mining’s (TSX: MUX, NYSE: MUX) wholly owned Los Azules copper porphyry project in the cordillera region of San Juan, Argentina, was put through the rigours of an economic…
Mexico’s mining tax causes concern
A proposed 7.5% mining tax on companies in Mexico and as much as 8% on those extracting precious metals is creating uncertainty in the industry about investing in a country that until now has been thought of as one of the world’s most…