B2Gold inaugurates solar plant at Otjikoto in Namibia
At the end of May, B2Gold (TSX: BTO; NYSE-AM: BTG) officially opened a 7-megawatt solar power plant at its Otjikoto mine in Namibia. The solar plant is one of the…
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TSX Venture inches lower, May 28-June 1
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index continued a decline that started in mid-May, falling 1.2% to end the trading week at 765.94. Shares of Goldex Resources rose 69¢ to $1.16 after…
US markets dip, May 14-18
Gold closed at US$1,291.9, down 2% over the previous trading week, as U.S. markets slipped. The Philadelphia Gold and Silver Index fell 2.14% to 82.06, and the Dow Jones Industrial…
The Northern Miner Podcast – Miner Moment #9: Artisanal cobalt mining in the DRC ft Lance Hooper
In this quick hit, we present Cobalt Blockchain president and COO Lance Hooper and his comments on artisanal cobalt mining in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) as he…
Nevsun rejects $1.5B Euro Sun, Lundin Mining proposal
Nevsun Resources (TSX: NSU; NYSE-AM: NSU) is rejecting an unsolicited proposal by Euro Sun Mining (TSX: ESM) and Lundin Mining (TSX: LUN) that it says lacks adequate value and has…
Equinox Gold nears production at Aurizona
Equinox Gold (TSXV: EQX; US-OTC: EQXGF) expects to pour the first gold at its Aurizona open-pit project in northeastern Brazil before year-end. The past-producing mine — which was put on…
Teranga Gold investor presentation by Paul Chawrun at CMS 2018
Teranga Gold chief operating officer Paul Chawrun gives an investor presentation at the Canadian Mining Symposium in London on April 25, 2018.
Editorial: Peter Munk receives our Lifetime Achievement Award
In this issue of The Northern Miner and at an event at our Canadian Mining Symposium at Canada House in London on April 24 and 25, we are awarding to…
TSX dips, April 2-6
Canada’s benchmark index fell 1.04% to 12,207.41. The S&P/TSX Global Mining Index fell 1.41% to 69.03 and the S&P/TSX Global Gold Index fell 0.33% to 185.95, while the gold price…
Cobalt Blockchain tries new business model in DRC
Cobalt Blockchain (TSXV: COBC) is trying something new. The company wants to “ethically source” artisanally mined cobalt from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and at the same time…
TSX Venture wobbles, March 19-23
Worries of a possible U.S.-China trade war spooked investors on the TSX Venture Exchange, sending the S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index down 1.90% to 817.80. Goldex Resources posted the largest gain,…
US markets fall, March 19-23
Gold rose 2.5% to close at US$1,346.8 during a poor week for U.S. markets. The Philadelphia Gold and Silver Index rose 3.5% to 81.5, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell…