In good times and bad, there’s never a shortage of fascinating stories in our industry. In case you missed any of them, here are the most-clicked stories of 2015, in descending order of popularity:
Oct. 12, 2015
Morocco’s OCP aims to dominate phosphate industry
MARRAKESH, MOROCCO — It’s hard not to be struck by the juxtaposition of tradition and progress when sitting in the back of a worn taxi cab winding its way through the maze-like confines of the medina quarter in the high-profile tourist destination of Marrakesh, Morocco.
http://www.northernminer.com/news/moroccos-ocp-aims-to-dominate-phosphate-industry/1003710717/
Sept. 21, 2015
Noront CEO outlines big plans for Ring of Fire
VANCOUVER — Noront Resources (TSXV: NOT; US-OTC: NOSOF) has emerged as a leader across the Ring of Fire region in the James Bay Lowlands of Northern Ontario, and it has a long-term plan in the works that it hopes will establish a world-class nickel sulphide and chromite camp in the region.
http://www.northernminer.com/news/noront-ceo-outlines-big-plans-in-the-ring-of-fire/1003705893/
Sept.30, 2015
Election 2015: Liberals, Greens and NDP Q&A on mining in Canada
With Canadians looking ahead to a federal election on Oct. 19, The Northern Miner submitted mining-related questions to the leaders of the four major political parties running across Canada. The following are the answers from the Liberal Party of Canada leader Justin Trudeau, Green Party of Canada leader Elizabeth May, New Democratic Party of Canada leader Tom Mulcair, and their respective parties (The Conservative Party of Canada did not respond):
Nov. 2, 2015
Site visit: Barkerville reborn after ‘massive housecleaning’
WELLS, B.C. — Emerging in July 2013 from an 11-month cease-trade order issued by the B.C. Securities Commission stemming from a questionable resource estimate, Barkerville Gold Mines (TSXV: BGM) was left facing a severe cash crunch with its shovels still dug into a small, operating gold mine called Bonanza Ledge, outside the historic town of Wells, B.C.
Nov.30, 2015
Kirkland Lake Gold, St Andrew Goldfields join forces
The friendly combination of Kirkland Lake Gold (TSX: KGI; US-OTC: KGILF) and St Andrew Goldfields (TSX: SAS; US-OTC: STADF) will create an intermediate gold producer with four mines and two mills in the Timmins and Kirkland Lake gold camps in Ontario’s portion of the Abitibi greenstone belt.
Nov. 16, 2015
Commentary: The great mining brain drain
We are in the midst of a historic bear market, whose bite is clamping down harder with each passing year, squeezing the last remnants of optimism from those working within the mining sector. The only real comfort comes from knowing the cyclical nature of the industry and that, inevitably, the lights will shine bright once again.
http://www.northernminer.com/news/commentary-the-great-mining-brain-drain/1003719313/
Aug. 24, 2015
Friedland: Mining companies ‘priced for Armageddon’
VANCOUVER — Vanguard executive chairman of Ivanhoe Mines (TSX: IVN; US-OTC: IVPAF) Robert Friedland took to the stage at the Sprott Natural Resource Symposium in Vancouver in late July, and delivered a talk about why he believes copper prices could rebound in two to three years.
http://www.northernminer.com/news/friedlands-take-on-china-and-commodities/1003700409/
Dec. 14, 2015
Interview: Krcmarov explains how Barrick nurtures its exploration culture
Richard Schodde, managing director of MinEx Consulting, investigated the investments and returns on exploration dollars spent in Canada, and presented his findings at this year’s Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada convention in Toronto. He found that over the past decade junior mining companies accounted for 71% of the “robustly economic” deposits found in Canada — widely surpassing the discovery rate by major mining companies.
Dec. 7, 2015
Site Visit: Trevali nears full production at Caribou
BATHURST, N.B.— Trevali Mining (TSX: TV; US-OTC: TREVF) is nearing commercial production at its past-producing Caribou zinc-lead-silver mine in New Brunswick, ahead of what the company expects will be an uptick in zinc and lead prices, helped by looming mine closures of aging mines.
Oct. 26, 2015
Site Visit: Cupric’s ‘paradigm changer’ in the Kalahari
MAUN, BOTSWANA — When an all-star mining team with an ample exploration budget arrives in a supportive, mineral-rich jurisdiction, exciting transformations are bound to happen. Cupric Canyon Capital’s Khoemacau copper-silver project in the Kalahari copper belt in northwestern Botswana is an example of just that.
Dec. 7, 2015
Diamond glut ‘not as catastrophic’ as people believe: Lucara CEO
After a decent 7% increase in 2014, rough diamond prices have fallen for the past year, prompting diamond equities to follow. Pureplay Dominion Diamond (TSX: DDC; NYSE: DDC), for example, is down 42% over the last year. While De Beers CEO Philippe Mellier predicted this March that rough prices had bottomed after softening at the end of last year, and that the second half of 2015 would be stronger, prices have continued to fall, Lucara Diamond (TSX: LUC; US-OTC: LUCRF) CEO William Lamb says. “I don’t think he could have been more wrong,” Lamb says, noting that most producers have seen prices fall 15–20%.
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