Decline in exploration spending continued in 2014
The following is an edited excerpt from SNL Metals & Mining’s 2015 World Exploration Trends report. For more information, please visit www.snl.com.
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
Cautious optimism surfaces at 2015 PDAC
This year’s Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) convention drew 23,578 attendees from over 100 countries. While the crowd for the world’s largest mining event, held at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre, was…
First Quantum slows pace at Cobre Panama
VANCOUVER — Development is continuing at First Quantum Minerals’ (TSX: FM; US-OTC: FQVLF) Cobre Panama copper-gold project in Panama, despite concerns of softer metal prices and a tightening of the company’s purse…
Bulk sample results boost diamond junior North Arrow
The initial results of a bulk sample from North Arrow Minerals’ (TSXV: NAR; US-OTC: NHAWF) Q1-4 kimberlite, at the Qilalugaq project in Nunavut, show that the yellow diamonds that were recovered in early sampling persist into larger…
Explorers enjoy the blue-sky in Nicaragua
VANCOUVER — Epithermal gold deposits tend to form in clusters that mimic the spacing of active volcanoes, and they typically go hand-in-hand with gold-copper porphyry deposits, polymetallic skarns and other intrusion-related systems.
Northern Uranium’s Ulansky: ‘We’ve found the system’
With Chuck Fipke — the man who discovered the Ekati diamond mine — as a geological consultant, advisor and significant shareholder, and a recent run-up in the share price, Northern Uranium (TSXV: UNO; US-OTC: NOURF) is generating…
Tahoe steamrolls through 2015
There’s no slowing down for Tahoe Resources (TSX: THO; NYSE: TAHO).
Mick Davis’ X2poised for launch after US$5.6B raise
VANCOUVER — A dearth in the availability of traditional equity financing has led to the rise of specialist, mining-related investment funds, and another major player is taking the field. In early March, new private mining venture X2…
Attention: former Northern Miner staff and long-time subscribers
In the lead up to our 100th anniversary celebration issue to be released in May 2015, we are gathering reminiscences from past writers, other employees and loyal readers to include in the issue.
Short Position Report
Short positions outstanding at Feb. 28/15 (with changes from Feb.15/15).
TSX closes higher, Feb. 23-27
Canada’s main stock index climbed as mining stocks rose on the back of higher commodity prices ahead of the annual Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada convention in Toronto. The four-day event started on March 1 and should…
North American Palladium tables ‘low-cost, low-risk’ expansion plan for LDI
VANCOUVER — North American Palladium (TSX: PDL; NYSE-MKT: PAL) is planning to take its Lac des Îles (LDI) platinum group metals (PGM) mine back to its roots with a recent preliminary economic assessment (PEA) that would see the…