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…
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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…
Armenian gov’t clears path for Lydian despite environmental concerns
Lydian International’s (TSX: LYD) Amulsar gold project in Armenia may have to go through a new environmental review — the fourth in the past year — after the country’s prime…
Odds ‘n’ Sods: Rocks can talk
Rock is remarkable stuff. It lets you know when it’s not happy, and like the best of us, it gets stressed from time to time. When it gets very wound…
Top-10 Canadian miners by market cap
The Northern Miner presents the top-10, Canada-headquartered mining companies by market capitalization, as of early July 2019. 1. Nutrien Market cap: $41.8 billion Nutrien (TSX: NTR; NYSE: NTR) is the…
TSX Venture falls, June 24-28: Aurion, Golden Dawn, Itafos
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index fell 1.20% to 585.47 during the June 24-28 trading week. Spot gold rose US$9.90 per oz. or 0.71% to US$1,408.90 per oz. Aurion Resources topped…
Mining Energy Snapshot: Eight juniors active in world’s uranium hotspots
While uranium oxide prices continue to drift in the doldrums, several uranium companies have still raised a bit of money to explore and carry out modest programs. Here is a…
Orvana squeaks out $3M profit in Q2
Toronto-based junior miner Orvana Minerals (TSX: ORV) posted a relatively strong fiscal second quarter ended March 31, 2019, with good performance from its two operating mines: the Don Mario gold…
Agnico Eagle forecasts record production in 2019
Agnico Eagle Mines (TSX: AEM; NYSE: AEM) forecasts record production this year, with the start of two gold mines at Meliadine and Amaruq in Canada’s Arctic. With the output from…
Interview: The LME’s new cobalt contract
The following is an interview by Cobalt 27 Capital chairman Anthony Milewski with the London Metal Exchange’s Product Development department to discuss the LME’s electric-vehicle battery materials initiatives, and the…
Alacer releases updated PFS for Gediktepe
Not-so-good news about higher costs and capex estimates in an updated prefeasibility study this week for Alacer Gold Corp.’s (TSX: ASR; ASX: AQG) Gediktepe project in Turkey were partly offset…