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%…
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TSX posts decline, Dec. 10-14
The S&P/TSX Composite Index dropped 1.35% to finish at 14,595.07. The S&P/TSX Global Mining Index rose 1.6% to 64.51 and the S&P/TSX Global Base Metals Index increased 0.47% to 101.42….
TSX Venture falls, Dec. 10-14
Aurion Resources jumped 21¢ to $1.10 per share on drill results from its Risti project in northern Finland. The company reported that high-grade mineralization intersected in several drill holes in…
Capstone doubles Cozamin mine life with boosted reserves
Capstone Mining (TSX: CS; US-OTC: CSFFF) has increased reserves at its Cozamin polymetallic mine in Zacatecas, Mexico, by 89%, after drilling the project for the past year and a half….
Interview: Charles Wyndham reflects on dramatic year in diamonds, 2019
Charles Wyndham has been in the diamond industry for over 40 years. He was a director of the CSO, De Beers’ selling arm, before deciding to leave De Beers to…
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…
Aton drills ‘lost mountain of gold’ in Egypt
Aton Resources (TSXV: AAN; US-OTC: ANLBF) has drilled 4,125 metres across 50 reverse-circulation holes in a first round of drilling on the South Ridge at its Rodruin gold project, part…
The Northern Miner Podcast – episode 128: Automation round table ft Koivunen, Siggelkow, Lucifora, Cox & Morrison
This episode features a round-table discussion on mine automation recorded live at The Northern Miner‘s Progressive Mine Forum held at the MaRS Discovery District in Toronto in October 2018. The…
Sandy Lake’s Pat Sheridan back in Guyana
Less than two weeks after being appointed executive chairman and CEO of Sandy Lake Gold (TSXV: SLAU), Patrick Sheridan has steered the Red Lake-focused junior towards several acquisitions in Guyana….
Newcrest options Cornerstone’s Miocene
Over the last 15 years, Australian gold major Newcrest Mining (ASX: NCM) has found gold deposits in Australia, Papua New Guinea and Indonesia, and continues to explore and evaluate prospects…
Steppe Gold nears production at ATO
Since Steppe Gold (TSX: STGO) bought Altan Tsagaan Ovoo (ATO) from Centerra Gold (TSX: CG) for $19.8 million in January 2017, the junior has made steady progress de-risking and building…
Nordic pours gold at Laiva
Nordic Gold (TSXV: NOR; US-OTC: FIEIF) recently poured its first gold at its restarted Laiva gold mine in central Finland. Roughly 25 people attended the live-streamed event in person, with…