TSX rises slightly, April 30-May 4
Canada’s benchmark index rose 0.38% to 15,729.4, with little movement in Canadian markets. The S&P/TSX Global Mining Index rose 1.62% to 73.18, while the S&P/TSX Global Gold Index fell 0.13%…
South America
While seeking JV partner, Lara drills Planalto in Brazil
Lara Exploration (TSXV: LRA) is drilling its 47 sq. km Planalto copper property in Brazil’s northern Carajas district. “We’re a prospect generator and we typically don’t drill projects ourselves,” Lara…
Lithium Chile spins out base metals
Although Lithium Chile (TSXV: LITH) has been a lithium-focused company since 2015, that wasn’t always the case. It went public in 2011 under the name Kairos Capital, and did so…
Troubles keep dogging Tahoe in Guatemala, Peru
Toronto-listed shares of Tahoe Resources (TSX: THO; NYSE: TAHO) are worth half of what they were a year ago, and the company is facing challenges at assets in Central and…
The Northern Miner Podcast – episode 102: Gold’s superior investment prospects ft Ross Beaty
Still podcasting from the heart of London, we feature in episode 102 an exclusive interview by CopperBank Resources executive chairman and CEO Gianni Kovacevic with the iconic mining entrepreneur Ross…
Gold Fields bets big on South America
Since finding Salares Norte in the Atacama region of northern Chile in 2011, Gold Fields (NYSE: GFI) has carved out a resource from the project’s two orebodies of 3.66 million…
Agnico Eagle slashes stake in Belo Sun Mining
Agnico Eagle Mines (TSX: AEM; NYSE: AEM) has sold 44.6 million common shares in Belo Sun Mining (TSX: BSX), slashing its stake in the company from 19.14% to 9.57%. The…
Equinox Gold nears production at Aurizona
Equinox Gold (TSXV: EQX; US-OTC: EQXGF) expects to pour the first gold at its Aurizona open-pit project in northeastern Brazil before year-end. The past-producing mine — which was put on…
Editorial: Peter Munk receives our Lifetime Achievement Award
In this issue of The Northern Miner and at an event at our Canadian Mining Symposium at Canada House in London on April 24 and 25, we are awarding to…
Camino finds new anomaly at Los Chapitos
Until recently, Camino Minerals (TSXV: COR; US-OTC: CAMZF) had four main zones, beginning with Adriana and proceeding southeast to Vicky along a 6 km stretch of what it calls the…
SolGold steps up drilling campaign in Ecuador
With US$90 million in the bank and plenty of ground still to explore, Brisbane-based SolGold (TSX: SOLG; US-OTC: SLGGF) has embarked on a 120,000-metre, 12-drill program at its Cascabel copper-gold…
Jaguar doubles production at one gold mine while losing another
Jaguar Mining (TSX: JAG; US-OTC: JAGGF) says gold production at the company’s underground Pilar gold mine in Minas Gerais, 50 km east of Belo Horizonte, Brazil, will nearly double over…