Iamgold on path to production at Saramacca in Suriname
Iamgold (TSX: IMG; NYSE: IAG) has announced that it plans to begin production at its Saramacca open-pit gold deposit in the second half of 2019. The mine is located 18…
2019
Orvana squeaks out $3M profit in Q2
Toronto-based junior miner Orvana Minerals (TSX: ORV) posted a relatively strong fiscal second quarter ended March 31, 2019, with good performance from its two operating mines: the Don Mario gold…
Metals Commentary: Palladium to outshine platinum in 2019, says Metals Focus
The following is a release by London-based consultancy Metals Focus upon the publication of “Platinum & Palladium Focus 2019,” its flagship annual report on the platinum group metals (PGM) market,…
Equinox Gold pours first gold at Aurizona in Brazil
When Equinox Gold (TSXV: EQX; US-OTC: EQXFF) was formed in December 2017 as a three-way merger of Trek Mining, Newcastle Gold and Anfield Gold, it launched with a development asset…
Canadian Mining Symposium Snapshot: Presenters pursue riches on varied fronts
The Canadian mining industry and European investment community come together once again on May 22, 2019 for The Northern Miner’s third annual Canadian Mining Symposium at Canada House in London,…
Proposed legislation by Rep. Grijalva in US a ‘disaster in the making’, says AEMA
The American Exploration & Mining Association (AEMA) has made the following statement in response to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources Hearing discussing Rep. Raúl Grijalva’s (D-Ariz.) Hardrock Leasing…
YMP launches 10 more scholarships totalling $44K, including inaugural Northern Miner scholarship
The Young Mining Professionals (YMP) is bumping up its YMP Scholarship Fund for the 2019-20 academic year for students in mining-related university programs in Canada. The YMP Scholarship Fund is…
Monarch Gold buys Unigold shares
Quebec-focused Monarch Gold (TSX: MQR; US-OTC: MRQRF) is taking a 14.2% stake in Unigold (TSXV: UGD), whose Nieta project in the Dominican Republic has an open-pit inferred resource of 39.49…
Chile’s claims conundrum
SANTIAGO, CHILE — Rules which once helped turn Chile into a mining powerhouse have become a weight around its neck. Chile’s place as the world’s largest copper producer looks assured. Production…
Editorial: US Senator Murkowski introduces American Mineral Security Act
United States Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) and three Senate colleagues on the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources took a bipartisan legislative step in early May to remedy the…
Avesoro grows Youga gold mine in Burkina Faso
Avesoro Resources (TSX: ASO; LON: ASO) has increased the mineral reserves at its Youga gold mine by 23% — extending the mine life of the Burkina Faso open-pit operation by…
NAP turnaround at Lac des Îles part mining method, part miracle
Since majority shareholder Brookfield Asset Management (TSX: BAM.A; NYSE: BAM) tapped Jim Gallagher to become president and CEO of North American Palladium (TSX: PDL; US-OTC: PALDF) in August 2015, the…