Champion Iron optimistic at Bloom Lake
Champion Iron (TSX: CIA; ASX: CIA) is lowering projected costs at the recently acquired Bloom Lake iron ore mine in the Labrador Trough, as part of a plan to restart…
2016
Nordgold raises its offer for Northquest
VANCOUVER — After increasing its stake in Northquest (TSXV: NQ) to 52.3% late last year, Russian gold miner Nordgold is making a move to acquire the rest of the junior and…
Win free tickets to the Toronto premiere of KONELĪNE: Our land beautiful.
The Northern Miner is proud to be Co-Presenter of the Toronto premiere of the feature-length documentary, KONELĪNE: Our land beautiful, which won the “Best Canadian Feature Documentary” award at the…
TSX returns to a bull market, May 30–June 3
The S&P/TSX Composite Index rose nearly 0.9% to close at 14,226.78, up 20% from its Jan. 20 low, and marking a return to a bull market. The S&P/TSX Global Mining…
U.S. equities hold steady, May 30-June 3
Economic data was mixed with reports that U.S. consumer spending in April posted its sharpest increase in more than six years, while jobs data showed that non-farm payrolls in May…
The Northern Miner podcast – episode 15: On promising exploration plays and Indonesian chocolate
Matt and Lesley discuss some recent “hot” exploration plays, including: NexGen Energy (TSXV: NXE; US-OTC: NXGEF) attracting investment from a Hong Kong billionaire with its Arrow discovery, and Orex Minerals‘…
TSX Venture Exchange rallies, May 30-June 3
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index gained 3.8%, or 25.18 points, to a 693.72-point close, while gold prices strengthened on doubts that the U.S. Federal Reserve would hike interest rates in…
Scandium International hits feasibility study milestone
With a management team loaded with former executives from BHP Billiton (NYSE: BHP) and a definitive feasibility study under its belt for a specialty metal project with a 20-year mine…
NexGen scores US$60M from Hong Kong billionaire
VANCOUVER — Explorer NexGen Energy (TSXV: NXE; US-OTC: NXGEF) made headlines earlier this year with an eye-opening maiden resource at its high-grade Arrow uranium deposit in Saskatchewan’s Athabasca basin, and…
Aston Bay, BHP agree to take on Storm together
After a year of talks and hundreds of hours of due diligence, BHP Billiton (NYSE: BHP) has signed an option agreement to earn a 75% stake in Aston Bay Holdings’…
Pure Energy’s Robinson surveys the world’s lithium deposits
VANCOUVER —While the burgeoning lithium market has sent companies scrambling to secure and advance lithium projects across the globe, anyone new to the scene may be left wondering what the…
CNSC greenlights McClean Lake mill expansion
The Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) has approved the expansion of the McClean Lake mill — operated by Areva Resources in northern Saskatchewan — allowing Cameco (TSX: CCO; NYSE: CCJ)…