How to encourage women to work in mining
VANCOUVER — Accounting and management consulting firm EY has joined forces with Women in Mining (WIM) UK to produce a report entitled “Has mining discovered its next great resource?” The report delves…
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Newmont moves forward with Ahafo expansion
Newmont Mining (NYSE: NEM) started commercial production from its Ahafo open-pit gold mines in Ghana in 2006, and is now building an underground mine on the complex called Subika. Newmont…
Colorado to raise stake in Seabridge’s KSP
VANCOUVER — Colorado Resources (TSXV: CXO) is preparing for a $4-million exploration program this year that should increase its stake in Seabridge Gold’s (TSX: SEA; NYSE: SA) KSP copper-gold property…
Ivanhoe boosts Kakula resource, receives final payment from Zijin
Ivanhoe Mines’ (TSX: IVN; US-OTC: IVPAF) 75% increase in indicated resources at its high-grade Kakula discovery in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has prompted the company’s executive chairman, Robert…
Video: Lifetime Achievement Award and fireside chat with Robert Friedland
Robert Friedland receives The Northern Miner‘s Lifetime Achievement Award and discusses the state of the mining industry and commodities markets at the Canadian Mining Symposium in London, U.K., in May…
Editorial: Canadian miners knock it out of the park in London
The Northern Miner, in association with the Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada, set out to shine a spotlight on Canada’s mining industry for European and U.K. investors with our…
The Northern Miner podcast – episode 60: The industrial complex & CRD lead-silver deposits
We’re back in action with a jam-packed episode featuring a pair of special guests! Lesley drops by MAG Silver‘s (TSX: MAG; NYSE-MKT: MAG) offices in Vancouver to chat with Dr….
TSX Venture eases up, May 15-19
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index rose 13.26 points to a 806.9-point close, as spot gold prices gained US$27.5 to US$1,255.93 per oz., and Comex copper prices gained 6¢ to $2.58…
TSX dips, gold rises, May 15-19
Fallout from U.S. President Donald Trump’s recent firing of FBI chief James Comey and uncertainty about the Russia government’s role in the 2016 U.S. presidential election continued to rattle global…
Wall Street dips, May 15-19
The three major U.S. stock indexes fell during the third week of May. The S&P 500 Index slipped 0.38% to 2,381.73 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 0.44% to…
Osisko Mining expects winnings from Windfall
Osisko Mining’s (TSX: OSK) 400,000-metre drill program at its Windfall project in Quebec should lead to a resource update before year-end, a feasibility study and permitting in 2018, and construction…
Canadian gold majors eye home-field exploration advantage
VANCOUVER — Canada’s gold miners are naturally interested in discovery back home, but the push for more “homegrown” ounces appears to be on the rise after the recent downcycle, with oft-cited…