US Markets rise slightly, Aug. 20-24
U.S. markets swung upward, as gold gained 1.7% to end the trading week at US$1,205.30. The Philadelphia Gold and Silver Index rose 2.6% to 67.68 and the Dow Jones Industrial…
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McEwen extends El Gallo 12 years with new PEA
McEwen Mining (TSX: MUX; NYSE: MUX) has tabled a new preliminary economic assessment (PEA) that extends the life of its El Gallo gold-silver complex in Mexico by 12 years with…
The Northern Miner Podcast – episode 118: Love me or hate me – The Margaret Kent (Peggy Witte) story, part 2
Part 2: I took too much risk. “That’s the problem with this business: people drink their own Kool-Aid.” Margaret Kent We continue with Part 2 of our exclusive, in-depth interview…
TSX ekes out small gain, Aug. 20-24
Markets ended the trading week in positive territory, with the S&P/TSX Composite Index climbing 0.20% to finish at 16,356.05. The S&P/TSX Global Gold Index rose 2.03% to 161.26 and spot…
The Northern Miner Podcast – episode 117: Love me or hate me – The Margaret Kent (Peggy Witte) story, part 1
Part 1: My world came crashing down. “There’s a few of us still left around the industry who have seen it all and done it all.” So begins this…
Sierra Metals executes turnaround plan
It’s not often that a mining company releases three preliminary economic assessments on three different mines in two months. But that’s what Sierra Metals (TSX: SMT; NYSE-AM: SMTS) accomplished in…
Blue Sky prepping for PEA at Ivana in Argentina
A few months after tabling a maiden resource for its Ivana urnaium deposit on its Amarillo Grande uranium project in Argentina’s Rio Negro province, Blue Sky Uranium (TSXV: BSK; US-OTC:…
Rockhaven updates Klaza resource with higher grades
Rockhaven Resources (TSXV: RK; US-OTC: RKHNF) is pushing ahead at its Klaza gold project in the southern part of Yukon’s Dawson Range gold belt, updating metallurgy and resources, while trying…
Anglo Pacific Group records positive first half
Anglo Pacific Group (TSX: APY; LON: APF) has doubled its income over the last three years, and 2018 is shaping up to be yet another good year for the natural…
The Northern Miner Podcast – episode 116: Graphite – the forgotten battery mineral ft Gregory Bowes
This episode takes a look at the junior graphite market, which is awakening from a five-year slumber as demand for graphite in the electric vehicle and grid storage sectors begins…
Torex bounces back after blockade in Guererro
Despite a blockade of its El Limon-Guajes gold mine complex in southwestern Mexico from November 2017 until early April 2018, Torex Gold Resources (TSX: TXG) put out solid results over…
BC’s highest NPV exploration projects
Using the database of our sister company Mining Intelligence, The Northern Miner compiled the following list of British Columbia’s four exploration projects with the highest net present values (NPVs), as…