Anglo American pursues potash mine developer Sirius Minerals
Anglo American (LON: AAL) may be the company that throws a much-needed lifeline to Sirius Minerals (LON: SXX), the British junior struggling to build a huge fertilizer mine beneath a…
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Velocity Minerals eyes ‘hub and spoke’ production in Bulgaria
Aspiring precious metals developer Velocity Minerals (TSXV: VLC) recently tabled engineering study results and the latest drill assays from its 70%-owned Rozino gold deposit in southeastern Bulgaria. Rozino, the most…
Buried treasure: An overview of news from active diamond companies
An overview of the latest news from active diamond explorers, developers and miners in Canada, and Canadian-listed companies working abroad. Adia Resources This spring, Adia Resources completed an initial diamond…
Diamonds Symposium explores industry challenges and solutions
The second annual Diamonds in Canada Symposium, organized by The Northern Miner, took place in Toronto in June. This year’s featured speakers included Chris Jennings, chairman of North Arrow Minerals,…
US markets move higher, Oct. 28-Nov 1: Buenaventura, Rio Tinto, Southern Copper
The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 1.44% to 27,347.36 and the S&P 500 Index increased 1.47% to 3,066.91. Spot gold gained 0.67% to US$1514.10 per ounce. Compania de Minas Buenaventura…
TSX posts gain, Oct. 28-Nov. 1: Torex, Sandstorm, Eldorado, Alacer
The S&P/TSX Composite Index rose 1.16% to close at 16,594.07. The S&P/TSX Global Mining Index gained 2.07% to 76.65 and the S&P/TSX Global Base Metals Index went up 2.96% to…
TSX slips, Oct. 14-18: First Majestic, Wesdome, Alamos Gold, Teck
The S&P/TSX Composite Index fell 0.23% to 16,377.10. The S&P/TSX Global Mining Index lost 1.29% to 73.48 and the S&P/TSX Global Base Metals Index dropped 0.60% to 96.86. The S&P/TSX…
Palladium One reports 1M oz. resource at LK in Finland
Palladium One Mining (TSXV: PDM) has defined a global resource of more than 1 million oz. palladium-equivalent at its Lantinen Koillismaa (LK) project in northern Finland. The junior released a…
Copler Saddle zone shows mine potential, Alacer says
Alacer Gold’s (TSX: ASR) Copler Saddle shear zone sits on the western periphery of the company’s Copler open-pit mine in eastern Turkey, 1,100 km southeast of Istanbul and 550 km…
Odds ‘n’ Sods: Surviving Soviet-style exploration
After the collapse of the Iron Curtain, Eastern Europe was a rich hunting ground for mineral exploration companies. In the mid-1990s, I was part of a small, enthusiastic team assembled…
Revving up Greenland’s mineral production will take time
The MV Happy Dragon had just sailed into safe harbour at Charleston, S.C., when Hurricane Dorian forced the vessel back out to sea to await better weather. The cargo ship…
FireFox Gold acquires property in Finland
Vancouver-based FireFox Gold (TSXV: FFOX) has acquired property covering 984 sq. km in the Kierinki Schist belt in northern Finland’s Lapland region. The company says the two blocks, collectively known…