Japan Gold drills Ikutahara in Hokkaido
Japan Gold (TSXV: JG; US-OTC: JGLDF) has become the first foreign company to be granted prospecting rights and a drilling permit by Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry for…
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USGS identifies new uranium potential in southern US
VANCOUVER — The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) estimates there are 39.9 million lb. of undiscovered uranium oxide resources in the Southern High Plains region of Texas, New Mexico and Oklahoma….
Renaud Adams invests in Radisson Mining
Veteran miner Renaud Adams, who recently sold Richmont Mines to Alamos Gold (TSX: AGI; NYSE: AGI) in a deal valued at about US$770 million, is investing in Radisson Mining Resources…
Exploration Snapshot: Four junior explorers with active programs
The past year has seen a resurgence of grassroots mineral exploration worldwide for a wide range of precious, base and industrial metals. Below is a quick look at four juniors…
The Northern Miner podcast – episode 83: A nickel for your electric car ft. Hard-Line
This week we’re digging deeper into our commodity retrospective and outlooks for 2018. Matt talks the most recent news and notes, including the impact of the eleventh-hour rewrite of the…
TSX Venture logs slight decline, Nov. 27-Dec. 1
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index slipped 0.63% to a 789-point close. Gold touched US$1,300 per oz. before finishing at US$1,279.60 per ounce. LME inventories for copper, zinc and nickel were…
Copper, nickel outlooks dominate LME Week
VANCOUVER — The annual gathering of London Metal Exchange (LME) Week provides a bellwether for the major trends in base metals and industrial mineral markets over the coming year. Metal…
TSX slips, Nov. 27-Dec. 1
Canada’s benchmark index dipped 0.43% to finish at 16,038.97. The S&P/TSX Global Mining Index and the S&P/TSX Global Gold Index fell 2.32% and 2.23% to 67.08 and 191.31. West Texas…
US markets move higher, Nov. 27 to Dec. 1
The Dow Jones Industrial Average posted its largest weekly gain since December 2016, buoyed by optimistic expectations that U.S. lawmakers were making progress on tax-cut legislation. The Dow climbed 2.9%…
Lundin Mining lowers production outlook
VANCOUVER — Lundin Mining (TSX: LUN) pulled together a management conference call after a press release detailing its lower production guidance for the next three years triggered a fall in…
‘We can use the power of machine learning’: PMF roundtable discusses innovation in mining
The mining industry is engaged in a multifaceted debate about innovation, and the potential impacts new technologies and systems can have on operating practices, workforce demographics, social responsibility and sustainability….
Osisko Metals consolidates Bathurst camp
In the last year, newly minted Osisko Metals (TSXV: OM; US-OTC: BWMXF) has picked up over 500 sq. km in New Brunswick’s Bathurst mining camp, the third-largest volcanogenic massive sulphide…