Sphinx unfazed by sinking zinc
Zinc prices have fallen 32% from a high of US$1.63 per lb. in early 2018 to US$1.15 per lb. today. But Jeremie Ryan, CEO of Sphinx Resources (TSXV: SFX), is…
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Canada’s top-10 base metal juniors
The Northern Miner has listed the top-10 base metal and uranium juniors — with no production, and which are not a royalty company — headquartered in Canada, arranged by market…
Green future for Goldcorp at Borden Lake
VANCOUVER — International miner Goldcorp (TSX: G; NYSE: GG) has partnered with technology firm Sandvik Mining and Rock Technology to make its Borden Lake gold project near Chapleau, Ont., the…
Tom Kaplan and Ross Beaty on luck and conservation
At the recent Precious Metals Summit in Beaver Creek, Colorado, Robert (Bob) Quartermain, the chairman and CEO of Pretium Resources, moderated a discussion with his long-time friends Tom Kaplan, chairman…
US stocks drop, Aug. 31-Sept. 4
U.S. equities tumbled on the back of lower precious and base metal prices and a mixed jobs report, which raised the question of whether the U.S. Federal Reserve would hike interest rates. The S&P 500 Index fell 1.9% to 1,947.76, while the…
Editorial: Turkey in mourning
Outside of the all-too regular horrors of China’s underground mines, the coal mine explosion on May 13 at Soma, 250 km south of Istanbul in western Turkey, is the worst mine disaster in recent memory.
TSX Venture Exchange, Aug. 26-30
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index lost momentum after two weeks of gains during the trading period, falling 7.25 points en route to a 939.31-point weekly close. Investors kept an eye on news of a potential military intervention in Syria,…
Canadian Mining Hall of Fame welcomes five inductees
The Canadian Mining Hall of Fame, of which The Northern Miner is a sponsor, welcomed five new inductees at its twenty-fourth annual induction dinner in mid-January at the Fairmont Royal York Hotel in Toronto.
Giustra shell graduate flops on assays
They say for every mine put into production, a thousand other geological prospects are tested and found lacking. Notwithstanding the small probability of achieving just one success over a life-long career in mining, a small group of promoters…
Giustra shell graduate flops on Guinea iron ore assays
They say for every mine successfully put into production, 1,000 other geological prospects are tested and found lacking. Notwithstanding the small probability of achieving just one success over a life-long career in mining, a small group of…
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Canadian Mining Hall of Fame to honour five new inductees
The Canadian Mining Hall of Fame, of which The Northern Miner is a sponsor, will welcome five new inductees at its twenty-fourth annual induction dinner on Jan. 12, 2012, at the Fairmont Royal York Hotel in Toronto. The new inductees are Ned…