US markets rise slightly, Jan. 8-12
Gold closed Friday at US$1,337.40 per oz., up US$18.60 per ounce. The Philadelphia Gold & Silver Index and the Dow Jones Industrial Average both rose 2% to 89.11 and 25,803.19….
2018
First Majestic bids for Primero in friendly deal
First Majestic Silver’s (TSX: FR; NYSE: AG) proposed acquisition of Primero Mining (TSX: P) and its San Dimas silver-gold mine would bring the number of its operating silver mines in…
Sun Metals drills Stardust
Newly formed Sun Metals has released positive drill results and an updated resource estimate on its optioned 96 sq. km Stardust polymetallic project, 150 km northwest of Fort St. James…
PMF roundtable weighs pros and cons of AI, big data in exploration
VANCOUVER — The exploration industry is on the cusp of a transformation in which artificial intelligence (AI) platforms could dramatically change the way geologists explore for hidden mineral deposits. But will AI…
SilverCrest finds high grade
VANCOUVER — SilverCrest Metals (TSXV: SIL; US-OTC SVCMF) is making rapid progress exploring its flagship Las Chispas silver-gold project, 180 km northeast of Hermosillo, Mexico. The company has drilled more than…
Barkerville on track for 2018 resource estimate
With 10 rigs active for most of last year and 157,000 metres of drilling, Barkerville Gold Mines (TSXV: BGM) says the program last year at its gold project in British…
New Nadina shares stumble into the new year
New Nadina Explorations (TSXV: NNA; US-OTC: NNADF) shares plummeted 86% to 48¢ in the new year after the company released drill results from its Silver Queen polymetallic project, 43 km…
Nemaska Lithium upsizes Whabouchi production plans
VANCOUVER — Quebec City-based Nemaska Lithium (TSX: NMX; US-OTC: NMKEF) is thinking bigger at its development-stage Whabouchi hard-rock lithium deposit and chemical plant after what it calls a “considerable strengthening” in…
Atac hunts for more Carlin-style gold at Rackla
VANCOUVER — Geologists quickly learn not to lick the rocks when visiting Atac Resources’ (TSXV: ATC; US-OTC: ATADF) Rackla gold property, 100 km northeast of Keno City in eastern Yukon….
The Northern Miner podcast – episode 87: Moly & vanadium, TNM cartoonist JK ft. MacLean Engineering
We’re getting you ready for mining conference season with updates on the biggest trends and hottest topics in the industry! This week Matt digs into the buzz around molybdenum (8:05)…
BMO raises moly price forecast
BMO Capital Markets analyst Colin Hamilton is raising his molybdenum price forecast to US$10.75 per lb. for 2018. “Having been stuck in a range of US$7 to US$9 per lb….
Osisko Metals to acquire Pine Point zinc mine in NWT
Osisko Metals (TSXV: OM) is expanding its zinc footprint to northern Canada in a $35-million deal to acquire Pine Point Mining (TSXV: ZINC) and its Pine Point project near Hay…