K2 exploring for gold at Wels in Yukon
DESTRUCTION BAY, YUKON — K2 Gold (TSXV: KTO; US-OTC: KTGDF) has begun a $350,000 exploration program at its 72 sq. km Wels gold property in west-central Yukon, 45 km east…
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Eastmain confident in Eau Claire
Drilling over the last two years and more conservative parameters used in an updated resource estimate have increased grade and deleted marginal ounces at Eastmain Resources’ (TSX: ER; US-OTC: EANRF)…
The Northern Miner podcast – episode 59: The mega M&A show ft. Joe Mazumdar
Matt sits down with mining analyst Joe Mazumdar from Exploration Insights to discuss the recent surge in investment activity, namely major and intermediate miners participating in joint ventures, equity placements,…
TNM Roundtable: Industry leaders debate strategy
Industry experts weighed in on how companies could best deploy cash at The Northern Miner’s roundtable discussion in Toronto in early April. The roundtable — sponsored by PwC and moderated…
Goldcorp partners with Barrick in Northern Chile
Goldcorp (TSX: G; NYSE: GG) is teaming up with Barrick Gold (TSX: ABX; NYSE: ABX) to develop gold-copper deposits in Northern Chile’s Atacama region — similar to what Goldcorp did…
PDAC 2017: Lukas Lundin on patience and his early successes
Mining tycoon Lukas Lundin, chairman of the Lundin Group, spoke with The Northern Miner at the Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada convention in March about his early successes in Argentina…
Barrick, Goldcorp end 2016 on a strong note
Barrick Gold (TSX: ABX; NYSE: ABX) and Goldcorp (TSX: G; NYSE: GG) — Canada’s top gold companies by market capitalization — have released their fourth-quarter and full-year 2016 results. Here…
TNM Data Miner: Largest global gold reserves in 2016
The Northern Miner put together the largest global gold reserves at operating mines in 2016, using the Intelligence Mine database from sister company Infomine. The list excludes combined reserves at…
Eastmain’s new team offers a three-asset strategy
Eastmain Resources (TSX: ER) has new management, led by president and CEO Claude Lemasson, and a new vision to advance its three key gold assets — Clearwater, Eastmain and the…
Wall Street dips, Jan. 9–13
U.S. equities slipped into negative territory, as oil prices retreated and gold rose. The S&P 500 Index dipped 0.1% to 2,274.64, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.4% to…
Yukon Snapshot: Three advanced projects
While Canada’s Yukon Territory has only one operating mine at the moment — Capstone Mining’s (TSX: CS) Minto copper mine, 240 km north of capital city Whitehorse — it has…
TSX slips, Dec. 27–30
The S&P/TSX Composite Index slipped 0.3% to 15,287.59 during the last week of 2016. While Canada’s benchmark index exited the year on a soft note, it gained 17.5% since the…