Gold & precious metals Snapshot: Eight companies to watch
Gold and other precious metals play a critical role in modern society — both as a store of value and for achieving a low-carbon future. More mining companies are responding…
Canada
Generation Mining targets Q3 construction start for Marathon
Generation Mining’s (TSX: GENM) Marathon palladium-copper development in northern Ontario is among few critical minerals projects in Canada to recently seal both government approval and local Indigenous support. In late November,…
Snowline leverages Yukon roots in search for district gold
Scott Berdahl grew up prospecting in the Yukon wilderness with his brother and his dad Ron, who’s been a prospector in the territory since the 1980s. But the 37-year-old Whitehorse-based…
TSXV closes lower during Feb 21-24 trading week
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index retreated by 10.92 points or 1.7% over the holiday-shortened Feb 21-24 trading session, ending at 616.86. The week’s top value gainer was Sigma Lithium which…
TSX falls last week on interest rate fears
Stocks fell during the Feb. 21-24 trading period after higher-than-expected U.S. inflation for January of 6.4% a year prompted concerns that central banks would maintain higher interest rates for longer….
U.S. inflation knocks NYSE lower last week
The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 873.83 points or 2.6% to 32,816.92 during the Feb. 21-24 trading period after the U.S. Commerce Department reported higher-than-expected inflation for January of 6.4%…
TNM Drill Down: New Pacific Metals reports top gold hit during Feb. 17-24
Our TNM Drill Down features highlights of the top gold assays of the past week. Drill holes are ranked by gold grade x width, as identified by our sister company Mining…
Base and battery metals Snapshot: Eight companies targeting critical minerals
The growing demand for clean energy technologies is driving exploration and development of critical mineral deposits around the world. Here’s a look at eight companies on the hunt for everything…
GMS: Wyloo hopes to integrate Ontario-based Ring of Fire nickel supply chain
Multinational Wyloo Metals has reiterated its commitment to establishing an Ontario-centric integrated critical minerals supply chain, CEO Luca Giacovazzi told The Northern Miner’s recent Global Mining Symposium. The privately-held Australian…
Lithium Royalty to issue IPO with eye on Quebec investment
Lithium Royalty, a Toronto-based investor in battery metal producers, is planning to list on the city’s stock exchange to raise capital as it considers opportunities in Quebec for the fast-growing…
GMS: Risk-averse Wheaton eyes Australia as China buoys gold price
Resurgent Chinese demand can overcome a potential recession while the gold price remains strong and Wheaton Precious Metals (TSX: WPM; NYSE: WPM) expands its production by 40% over four years,…
Victoria Gold issues new mine plan for Eagle, adds to resource
Victoria Gold (TSX: VGCX) has issued an updated life-of-mine plan for the Eagle gold mine in central Yukon, and posted an increase in resources. The Eagle mine is part of…