US markets trend downward, Dec. 10-14
The gold price fell 0.7% to close the trading week at US$1,238.10. The Philadelphia Gold and Silver Index fell 0.5% to 67.59 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 1.18%…
Mexico and Central America
Site visit: Minaurum shows size potential at Alamos
ALAMOS, MEXICO — Thanks to a late rain, it’s unusually green on the Sierra de Alamos as we drive onto Minaurum Gold’s (TSXV: MGG; US-OTC: MMRGF) Alamos silver property in…
TSX Venture falls, Nov. 26-30
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index fell 2% to 589.52. It has been on a slow but steady decline since the start of 2018. Shares of SilverCrest Metals rose 28¢ to…
Carube expands gold anomaly at Main Ridge in Jamaica
Carube Copper (TSXV: CUC) has expanded the gold-in-soil anomaly at its Main Ridge gold project in Jamaica east to a 5.5 km total strike length. Though Carube has several copper…
Interview: Rob McEwen responds to criticism of US$90M at-the-market offering
On Nov. 8, McEwen Mining (TSX: MUX; NYSE: MUX) entered an equity distribution agreement with UBS Securities, BMO Capital Markets, Cantor Fitzgerald & Co., H.C. Wainwright & Co., Roth Capital…
Golden Reign and Marlin Gold merge into Mako Mining
Golden Reign Resources (TSXV: GRR; US-OTC: GRGNF) and Marlin Gold Mining (TSXV: MLN; US-OTC: MLNZF) have merged to form Mako Mining, which will begin trading on the TSX Venture Exchange,…
Torex sets record gold and mine production in Q3
Torex Gold (TSX: TXG; US-OTC: TORXF) set a new record for gold production in 2018’s third quarter. The company produced 100,346 oz. gold in doré plus 1,135 additional oz. gold…
TSX Venture rises, Oct. 29-Nov. 2
Shares of Cantex Mine Development soared 389% on drill results from its North Rackla silver-lead-zinc project in Yukon. The company had drilled nine holes on the project’s massive Sulphide zone,…
The Northern Miner Podcast – episode 123: Sean Boyd and Agnico Eagle’s ‘Culture of the Heart’
This episode features Agnico Eagle Mines vice-chair and CEO Sean Boyd in a “fireside” chat with Northern Miner publisher Anthony Vaccaro. The in-depth interview was recorded live on-stage at The…
Almaden nears feasibility at Ixtaca in Mexico
In 2010, Almaden Minerals (TSX: AMM; NYSE-AM: AAU) drilled the discovery hole at its Ixtaca gold-silver project in Puebla State, Mexico. It was found on claims company president and CEO…
SilverCrest drills Las Chispas for upcoming PEA
SilverCrest Metals (TSXV: SIL; US-OTC: SVCMF) is drilling its Las Chispas silver property in Sonora, Mexico, to both expand the current inferred resource and upgrade it to the measured and…
The Northern Miner Podcast – Miner Moment #14: Agnico CEO Sean Boyd accepts TNM’s Mining Person of the Year Award
Agnico Eagle Mines vice-chair and CEO Sean Boyd accepts The Northern Miner‘s Mining Person of the Year Award for 2017, with an introduction by Northern Miner editor-in-chief John Cumming. Boyd…