Commentary: Canada’s energy companies and miners need to work together
It’s interesting to watch two sectors that should be joined at the hip in defense of their joint futures and wonder why they’re not — at least not in any…
2017
Editorial: Kazatomprom’s cuts and uranium’s rebound
What a difference a month makes. After an absolutely desultory past few years for uranium oxide prices — which saw the spot price of yellowcake hit 11-year lows of only…
The Northern Miner podcast – episode 43: Gold majors and a geologist’s guide to investing
The Northern Miner podcast returns in earnest with a jam-packed episode that drills into quarterly reports from gold majors, the recent uranium spot price rally, and the impending Brexit fundamentals…
Mariana, Lidya complete PEA of Hot Maden in Turkey
Mariana Resources (TSX: MRY; LON-AIM: MARL) has wasted little time since drilling the first two discovery holes in January 2015 at its high-grade Hot Maden copper-gold project in northeastern Turkey….
Commentary: Mine development and exploration in BC — where we stand in 2017
Thousands of members of the global mineral exploration and development industry are meeting in Vancouver from Jan. 23 to 26 at the Association for Mineral Exploration (AME) Roundup conference. Roundup…
Kinross investment in Nighthawk Gold points to Colomac’s potential
Nighthawk Gold’s (TSXV: NHK; US-OTC: MIMZF) Colomac deposit was previously mined by Royal Oak Mines and produced just over 500,000 oz. gold from a shallow open-pit operation. The deposit is…
TSX Venture rises, Jan. 9-13
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index gained 3.1 points to a 794.51-point close. Spot gold prices hit seven-week highs, gaining US$24.71, or 2.1%, to US$1,197.34 per oz., whereas Comex copper prices…
TSX posts slight increase, Jan. 9-13
The gold price climbed US$24.70 per oz., or 2.1%, to finish at US$1,196.90 per oz., driven higher by uncertainty about what the upcoming presidency Donald Trump will mean for 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…
Cordoba CEO discusses next steps at San Matias
VANCOUVER — It remains early days for Cordoba Minerals (TSXV: CDB; US-OTC: CDBMF) at the San Matias copper-gold property, 200 km north of Medellin, Colombia, but there’s already excitement building around…
Site visit: IDM Mining pursues dual upside at Red Mountain
STEWART, B.C. — An aura of history surrounds IDM Mining‘s (TSXV: IDM; US-OTC: RVRCF) Red Mountain gold property, 18 km northeast of the town of Stewart, British Columbia. That history…
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…