US markets rise, July 18–22
U.S. equities continued higher, helped by encouraging U.S. economic data and better-than-expected corporate earnings. The S&P 500 Index rose 0.6% to a 2,175.03 high. The Dow Jones Industrial Average advanced…
2016
The Northern Miner podcast – Episode 22: At the Bar ft. Mickey Fulp, Gwen Preston and Joe Mazumdar
At the Bar in Dawson City ft. Mickey Fulp, Gwen Preston, and Joe Mazumdar Matt and Lesley have been on the road so in place of our weekly podcast we’re…
TSX moves lower, July 18-22
A state of emergency imposed in Turkey following a failed military coup, an attack at a shopping mall in Germany that left nine people dead, and the week-long Republican National…
Lupaka’s Invicta to hit commercial production in November
Lupaka Gold (TSXV: LPK) says a recent US$6.1-million gold purchase agreement with New York-based Pandion Mine Finance will get the construction of its Invicta polymetallic mine in Peru across the…
Site visit: Goldcorp VP Bergeron talks future of Coffee project
DAWSON CITY, YUKON — It’s an exciting time in Canada’s Yukon Territory. On July 20, Goldcorp (TSX: G; NYSE: GG) completed its acquisition of explorer Kaminak Gold and its multimillion-ounce…
Colombian Mines’ Nevada acquisition sends shares soaring
Robert Carrington has spent a good part of his career in Nevada and has helped find a number of deposits that became producing mines, including Twin Creek, now owned by…
Oroplata picks up lithium brine project in Western Nevada Basin
Chinese billionaire Jia Yueting dresses like Steve Jobs and thinks like Elon Musk. The Beijing-based entrepreneur, who made his money initially in online video streaming and wireless telecoms, is confident…
Asanko fires back after allegations from K2 Investment
VANCOUVER — Asanko Gold (TSX: AKG; NYSE-MKT: AKG) has reported its inaugural production quarter at its Asanko gold mine in Ghana, but it is also busy countering criticism about its technical reporting…
Site visit: Klondike Gold’s quest for the motherlode in the Yukon
DAWSON CITY, YUKON — Klondike Gold’s (TSXV: KG) president and CEO Peter Tallman reckons his company may have found the motherlode just 20 km south of the prolific Klondike goldfields,…
Miner Moments #1: Podcast interview with Joe Mazumdar of Exploration Insights
Recorded live in Dawson City, Yukon, western editor Matthew Keevil is joined by economic geologist Joe Mazumdar from Exploration Insights. Topics include Newmont Mining’s (NYSE: NEM) recent US$1.3-billion sale of its…
Argonaut misses Q2 production target
Argonaut Gold (TSX: AR) has revised its full-year production guidance after missing its second-quarter output goal, and gold analysts have responded by lowering their expectations on the stock. On July…
Editorial: OSC creates whistle-blower program
The Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) has just launched a paid whistle-blower program — the first of its kind by a securities regulator in Canada. A whistle-blower under this program is…