Sabina suffers permit setback at Back River
VANCOUVER — The future of Sabina Gold and Silver’s (TSX: SBB; US-OTC: SGSVF) promising Back River gold property, 400 km southwest of the community of Cambridge Bay in Nunavut, has…
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Explorers need to rethink their deposits, John Kaiser says
VANCOUVER — John Kaiser, newsletter writer of Kaiser Research Online, spoke at this year’s Vancouver Commodity Forum — hosted by Zimtu Capital in downtown Vancouver in June — and shared…
Marathon Gold sets the stage for PEA
Marathon Gold’s (TSX: MOZ) wholly owned Valentine Lake gold project in Newfoundland is one of the few open-pit projects in Canada that isn’t controlled by a major, president and CEO…
Balmoral takes aim at Bug Lake
VANCOUVER — Balmoral Resources (TSX: BAR; US-OTC: BALMF) is gearing up for a busy field season at its 61.7 sq. km Martiniere gold property in Quebec’s portion of the Abitibi greenstone…
Northern Shield, South32 team up
VANCOUVER — A commitment to ore mineralogy is paying off for junior Northern Shield Resources (TSXV: NRN) at its greenfield Huckleberry copper-nickel discovery in the southern Labrador Trough. On June 7,…
Kaminak filings reveal multiple potential bids for Coffee
VANCOUVER — In early May, Goldcorp (TSX: G; NYSE: GG) launched a $520 million, all-share bid for explorer Kaminak Gold (TSXV: KAM; US-OTC: KMKGF) and its feasibility-stage Coffee gold project in…
TSX Venture posts strong gains, June 6-10
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index jumped 3.2%, or 21.87 points, to a 715.59-point close, as gold prices climb towards four-week highs. Spot gold gained 2.4%, or US$30.04, to a US$1,274.24…
The Northern Miner podcast – episode 16: Story time with Lesley and gold rises
The Northern Miner introduces ‘Story Time with Lesley’, wherein we share some entertaining tales from the field, with additional coverage on Lundin Gold‘s (TSX: FUG; US-OTC: FTMNF) Fruta Del Norte project…
TSX edges lower, June 6-10
Canada’s unemployment rate in May fell to 6.9%, its lowest level since July 2015, but the news was tempered by worries about slowing global economic growth and concerns that Britain…
Letter to the editor: People in our biz should see Koneline film
I saw KONELĪNE: Our land beautiful this afternoon at the Bloor Cinema in Toronto with a few geo and non-geo friends. (See film review. The Northern Miner is co-presenter of the…
Wall Street mixed, June 6-10
U.S. stocks were mixed amidst concerns about the global economy. The Dow Jones Industrial Average posted a weekly gain of 0.3% to finish at 17,865.34, while the S&P 500 Index…
Atac eyes road access to Tiger gold deposit in the Yukon
VANCOUVER — Explorer Atac Resources (TSXV: ATC; US-OTC: ATADF) thinks its high-grade Tiger oxide gold deposit could offer significant start-up cash flow for a large-tonnage operation at its massive Rackla project,…