SolGold adds weight to Cascabel
VANCOUVER — Sitting quietly behind a table in Australian explorer SolGold’s (LON-AIM: SOLG; US-OTC: SLGGF) booth at this year’s Association for Mineral Exploration Roundup convention…
Articles by Lesley Stokes
Diamonds add sparkle to NWT’s economy
VANCOUVER — It’s been 25 years since diamonds were found in the Northwest Territories (NWT) at Lac de Gras, and Hendrik Falck, mineral deposits geologist…
TSX Venture rides commodities up, Feb. 6-10
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index gained 16.88 points to an 836.16-point close on rising commodity prices. Spot gold prices gained US$13.32, or 1.1%, to US$1,233.62…
Viscount reignites Silver Cliff in Colorado
VANCOUVER — The latest drill results from Viscount Mining’s (TSXV: VML; US-OTC: VLMGF) Silver Cliff project are casting a new light on the historic Hardscrabble…
Roundup 2017: Goldcorp scouts out investments in juniors
VANCOUVER — Goldcorp (TSX: G; NYSE: GG) is looking to invest $100 million in a portfolio of junior explorers that have early stage projects with…
Site visit: Southern Silver aims to grow Cerro las Minitas
GUADALUPE VICTORIA, DURANGO STATE, MEXICO — Southern Silver Exploration (TSXV: SSV) hopes that its polymetallic Cerro las Minitas project — “a hill of many small…
TSX Venture eases up, Jan. 23-27
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index gained 12.03 points over the Jan. 23-27 report period to a 809.62-point close. Spot gold prices shed US$19.12, or 1.6%,…
Roundup 2017: Geoscience BC showcases new mag survey
VANCOUVER — Bruce Madu, vice-president of minerals and mining at the non-profit research organization Geoscience BC, says that explorers can “take their pick” of copper,…
Commentary: Signs of a good exploration team
VANCOUVER — The Northern Miner reached out to a number of geologists living in the Vancouver area and asked them to identify ways that a…
CanAlaska not giving up on diamond hunt in West Athabasca
VANCOUVER — Global diamond miner De Beers may have walked away from CanAlaska Uranium’s (TSXV: CVV; US-OTC: CVVUF) West Athabasca diamond project in Saskatchewan, but CanAlaska…
TSX Venture rises, Jan. 9-13
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index gained 3.1 points to a 794.51-point close. Spot gold prices hit seven-week highs, gaining US$24.71, or 2.1%, to US$1,197.34 per…
When the east pushed back: The geology and metal districts of BC and Yukon
VANCOUVER — In 1971, two geologists from the Geological Survey of Canada, Jim Monger and Charlie Rouse, proposed an idea that helped radically shape how…