Top-8 US uranium, REE juniors
VANCOUVER — With the Trump Administration in the U.S. unveiling earlier this year its list of critical minerals vital to the U.S. economy, the need to secure domestic supplies of…
Volume 104 Number 17 August 20 – September 2, 2018
Editorial: Gold, copper declines start to bite
The dog days of summer are upon us in North America, and this year for the mining industry the biggest dogs are gold and copper — the two leading precious…
Top 10 US-based mining companies
The Northern Miner presents its top-10 list of the largest U.S.-headquartered mining companies. 1. SOUTHERN COPPER Market cap: US$35 billion Southern Copper (NYSE: SCCO), an 88%-owned subsidiary of the conglomerate…
Sokoman Iron sparks gold fever in Newfoundland
VANCOUVER — Sokoman Iron (TSXV: SIC; US-OTC: GDNDF) has struck gold with the first hole in drilling at its Moosehead gold project in central Newfoundland, 20 km west of the…
Top 10 US developers and explorers
The Northern Miner presents its top-10 list of the largest U.S. developers and explorers (with no production). 1. GOLD RESERVE Market cap: US$237 million Spokane-based Gold Reserve (TSXV: GRZ; US-OTC:…
TSX Venture drops 1%, Aug. 6-10
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index fell 1% to end the trading week at 693.75. The index is now down 17% over the past six months. Shares of Aben Resources rose…
US markets slip, Aug. 6-10
The trading week began with U.S. President Donald Trump reimposing a number of sanctions on Iran — three months after he pulled the U.S. out of the Iran nuclear deal…
TSX moves lower, Aug. 6-10
U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to double tariffs on Turkish steel and aluminum roiled markets and prompted a further sell-off of Turkey’s currency. The S&P/TSX Composite Index fell 0.57% to…
Top 10 Canada-based juniors with substantial assets in the US
Canadian junior companies have a large presence south of the border. The Northern Miner presents its top-10 list of the biggest Canada-based juniors with substantial assets in the U.S., by…
Top 10 US-based, mid-tier precious metals
The Northern Miner presents its top-10 list of the largest U.S.-headquartered mid-tier to junior precious metal companies, by market capitalization: 1. COEUR MINING Market cap: US$1.5 billion Chicago-based Coeur Mining…
Nevsun’s board recommends shareholders reject Lundin takeover bid
VANCOUVER — Nevsun Resources’ (TSX: NSU; NYSE-AM: NSU) board is unanimously recommending shareholders reject Lundin Mining’s (TSX: LUN; US-OTC: LUNMF) bid to buy all of Nevsun’s shares at $4.75 per share, the…
Minerals commentary: Replenishing the diamond pipeline is a daunting task for miners
Given that most of the highly economic diamond deposits in the world have already been put into production, diluted via expansion or depleted, going forward the economics of diamond mines…