Treasury’s Goliath project gets environmental approval
The Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency has given Treasury Metals (TSX: TML; US-OTC: TSRMF) the green light to develop its wholly owned Goliath gold project, 20 km east of Dryden in…
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TSX Venture down, Sept. 2-6: Probe Metals, Chesapeake Gold, GT Gold
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index fell 0.14% to 588.51 during the trading week. Probe Metals rose 9.8%, or 13¢, to $1.46 per share in the wake of an updated resource…
McEwen Mining bulks up Black Fox complex
Two years ago, McEwen Mining (TSX: MUX; NYSE: MUX) purchased the Black Fox mine complex in northeastern Ontario for US$35 million. The complex — 70 km from Timmins and 9…
Ontario Snapshot: Eight companies with Ontario mines and exploration projects
Ontario is the largest mineral-producing province by value in Canada. Last year the province produced $10.1 billion in minerals, or 21.4% of Canada’s $47-billion worth of mineral production. It also…
Is Chile losing ground in the lithium space?
Chile should lead the world in lithium production. The Salar de Atacama in northern Chile is the world’s largest and richest lithium resource, containing almost half the world’s known reserves,…
Argonaut Gold to hedge gold from El Castillo
After a challenging second quarter at its El Castillo complex in Mexico, Argonaut Gold (TSX: AR) will hedge part of the operation’s remaining life-of-mine production. The company told shareholders in…
The Northern Miner Podcast – episode 150: Scotiabank’s Rory Johnston on metal prices and the global slowdown
This week marks the 150th episode of The Northern Miner Podcast, with new music, a hat tip to previous hosts, and a feature interview by acting editor-in-chief Trish Saywell with…
Rubicon optimistic on Phoenix study
A positive preliminary economic assessment (PEA) suggests Rubicon Minerals’ (TSX: RMX; US-OTC: RBYCF) once-troubled Phoenix gold project in northwestern Ontario could rise again. Trial mining of Phoenix’s F2 gold deposit…
Osisko Gold Royalties bets on Sable Resources
Sable Resources (TSXV: SAE) says agreements potentially worth up to $12.6 million with Osisko Gold Royalties (TSX: OR) will finance exploration across its projects for the next four years. Osisko…
Mexico Snapshot: Precious metals from coast to coast
Mineral companies large and small are active throughout Mexico. Precious metals remain the target of choice for explorers, developers and mine operators alike. Here are eight firms advancing assets in…
Site visit: Coro dusts off new copper find
MEJILLONES, CHILE — Coro Mining (TSX: COP) could soon be building Chile’s newest copper mine. You would think someone would have already looked here. High in the arid hills above…
The Northern Miner Podcast – episode 149: Millennials and the mining industry, ft Bell, Usmar, Markham, Braunsteiner, Merrin
This episode features the Next-Gen Leaders Panel at The Northern Miner’s annual Canadian Mining Symposium held at Canada House in London, U.K., earlier this year. The panel consisted of Frederick…